Japan destroyers on antipiracy mission make 1st port call in Djibouti

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti - Capt. Hiroshi Goto (L), the escort division commander leading Japan's antipiracy mission off Somalia, meets Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh (R) in Djibouti on April 6 after the first port call by the two Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers dispatched on the mission.

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