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Iraqi envoy urges Japan to work to stop U.S.-led war

TOKYO, Japan - Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on April 2. He called on the Japanese government to play its role in the United Nations and as a close U.S. ally to end the U.S.-led hostilities against Iraq.

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Iraqi envoy declines to comment

TOKYO, Japan - Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, declines to speak to reporters as he leaves the embassy building in Tokyo on March 20. Earlier in the day before the U.S.-led strike began, Shakir said the U.S. should take a more prudent approach and any issue must be solved through peaceful means.

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(3)U.S. launches war on Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - The Iraqi Embassy in Tokyo remains closed following the launch of the U.S.-led strike on Iraq on March 20. Earlier in the day, Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, told reporters as he entered the embassy building that the U.S. should take a more prudent approach and any issue must be solved through peaceful means.

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Iraq envoy speaks on Japan's war support

TOKYO, Japan - Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, speaks about Japan's support for the United States on the Iraqi crisis at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on March 19.

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Kawaguchi calls for Saddam's exile to avoid war

TOKYO, Japan - Qasim Shakir (L), charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi at the Diet building in Tokyo on March 18. Kawaguchi called for the exile of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to avoid war in Iraq.

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Koizumi envoy Motegi leaves for Iraq in peace effort

NARITA, Japan - Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, at Narita airport before leaving for Iraq. Motegi carries a letter from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi calling on the Iraqi leadership to fully cooperate with weapons inspections to attain a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi crisis.

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Japan urges Iraq to show evidence to int'l community

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) talks with Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires at the Iraqi Embassy in Tokyo, at the Diet building in Tokyo on Jan. 29. Kawaguchi urged Iraq to provide clear evidence to allay suspicions about its weapons programs.

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U.S. threat to strike Iraq is act of terrorism: Iraqi envoy

TOKYO, Sept. 28 Kyodo - Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, speaks during a recent interview with Kyodo News. He said a U.N. resolution planned by the U.S. with an ultimatum on Iraq's weapons disarmament is unnecessary, and that the U.S. insistence of a possible attack despite Iraq's agreement to accept U.N. inspections is an act of terrorism.

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Iraqi envoy declines to comment

TOKYO, Japan - Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, declines to speak to reporters as he leaves the embassy building in Tokyo on March 20. Earlier in the day before the U.S.-led strike began, Shakir said the U.S. should take a more prudent approach and any issue must be solved through peaceful means. (Kyodo)

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Kawaguchi calls for Saddam's exile to avoid war

TOKYO, Japan - Qasim Shakir (L), charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi at the Diet building in Tokyo on March 18. Kawaguchi called for the exile of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to avoid war in Iraq. (Kyodo)

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Japan urges Iraq to show evidence to int'l community

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) talks with Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires at the Iraqi Embassy in Tokyo, at the Diet building in Tokyo on Jan. 26. Kawaguchi urged Iraq to provide clear evidence to allay suspicions about its weapons programs. (Kyodo)

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U.S. threat to strike Iraq is act of terrorism: Iraqi envoy

TOKYO, Sept. 28 Kyodo - Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, speaks during a recent interview with Kyodo News. He said a U.N. resolution planned by the U.S. with an ultimatum on Iraq's weapons disarmament is unnecessary, and that the U.S. insistence of a possible attack despite Iraq's agreement to accept U.N. inspections is an act of terrorism. (Kyodo)

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Iraq envoy speaks on Japan's war support

TOKYO, Japan - Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, speaks about Japan's support for the United States on the Iraqi crisis at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on March 19. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi envoy Motegi leaves for Iraq in peace effort

NARITA, Japan - Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, at Narita airport before leaving for Iraq. Motegi carries a letter from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi calling on the Iraqi leadership to fully cooperate with weapons inspections to attain a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi crisis. (Kyodo)

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Iraqi envoy urges Japan to work to stop U.S.-led war

TOKYO, Japan - Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on April 2. He called on the Japanese government to play its role in the United Nations and as a close U.S. ally to end the U.S.-led hostilities against Iraq. (Kyodo)

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(3)U.S. launches war on Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - The Iraqi Embassy in Tokyo remains closed following the launch of the U.S.-led strike on Iraq on March 20. Earlier in the day, Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, told reporters as he entered the embassy building that the U.S. should take a more prudent approach and any issue must be solved through peaceful means. (Kyodo)