IWC meeting begins in Madeira

IWC meeting begins in Madeira

MADEIRA, Portugal - Japanese delegates attend an International Whaling Commission general meeting which began June 22 on the Portuguese island of Madeira amid expectations of difficult discussions on allowing Japan to hunt whales in its coastal waters.

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