Kawaguchi reaffirms U.S., British approval of SDF role in Iraq

Kawaguchi reaffirms U.S., British approval of SDF role in Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi speaks in reply to opposition question at a House of Representatives panel session on June 18. She reaffirmed that the United States and Britain have approved Japan's plan to have Self-Defense Forces troops take part in the planned multinational force in Iraq while remaining outside the force's central command.

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