G-8 stresses need to verify N. Korea nukes

G-8 stresses need to verify N. Korea nukes

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, who chaired a two-day meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Eight nations, speaks during a joint news conference in Kyoto on June 27 after the end of the meeting.

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