Icelandic minister calls for active whale meat imports by Japan

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Icelandic Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Einar Gudfinnsson speaks during a recent interview with Kyodo News in Reykjavik. He said in the Nov. 13 interview that Iceland is eager to see Japan actively import whale meat from it by resolving a pending procedural problem.

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