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Bill to continue refueling in the Indian Ocean will be submitted to extraordinary Diet session: Fukuda

 

   At an open debate sponsored by the Japan National Press Club on September 21, Fukuda Yasuo, Liberal Democratic Party presidential candidate, made clear that a bill to enable the Maritime Self-Defense Force to continue its refueling of U.S. and other coalition countriesf warships in the Indian Ocean will be submitted to the extraordinary Diet session.

 

   With regard to the issue of extending the Anti-Terrorism Special Measures Law that is due to expire on November 1, Fukuda stated, gIn case that it becomes impossible to extend the law due to time constraints, we should not rule out submitting a new law.h

 

   Fukuda for the first time revealed his intention to submit such a bill to the extraordinary Diet session currently taking place and added, gJapan needs to clearly show its stance before the world now.h           - Akahata, September 22, 2007

 




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