(1)Cabinet approves bill for SDF dispatch to Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) is seen on his way to attend an extra cabinet meeting at his office on June 13. The meeting endorsed a bill that would allow the government to dispatch Self-Defense Forces personnel to Iraq to help rebuild the country. Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi is at left, farm minister Yoshiyuki Kamei at 2nd from L, and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda at right.

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