Kawaguchi asks Iraqi Olympic leader for help in Iraq hostage crisis

Kawaguchi asks Iraqi Olympic leader for help in Iraq hostage crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) greets Ahmed al-Sammarai, president of the National Olympic Committee of Iraq (NOCI), at the Foreign Ministry on April 14. Kawaguchi asked al-Aammarai to help secure the release of three Japanese hostages held in Iraq.

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