Japan tells Annan it is ready for greater role at U.N.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Ichiro Aisawa (L) shakes hands with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan at the U.N. headquarters on Dec. 20. Aisawa told reporters later he handed Annan a letter from Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi that expressed Japan's strong resolve to achieve Security Council reform.

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