U.N. chief Ban, Kitazawa meet in Tokyo

U.N. chief Ban, Kitazawa meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L) and Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa shake hands at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2011. Kitazawa suggested it would be difficult for Japan to dispatch the Self-Defense Forces to Southern Sudan for a U.N. peacekeeping mission for the time being, responding to a request by the U.N. chief.

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