Aso, Rumsfeld reaffirm efforts to implement base realignment

Aso, Rumsfeld reaffirm efforts to implement base realignment

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) shakes hands with U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld after their talks in Washington on Dec. 3. They reaffirmed efforts toward implementing a bilateral agreement reached in October to realign the U.S. military presence in Japan.

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