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Japan's Machimura to meet Rice in Washington
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-07-28 10:42
Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura will visit Washington on
Thursday to hold talks with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Japan's
foreign ministry said on Thursday, reported Reuters.
A foreign ministry spokesman said he had no information on the purpose of the
talks.
Machimura has been in New York to lobby for a seat for Japan on the United
Nations Security Council along with Germany, Brazil and India in the so-called
"Group of Four".
Enlargement of the 15-member U.N. decision-making body, which reflects the
balance of power at the end of World War Two, is currently the most contentious
issue at the United Nations.
Japan's high-profile bid has run into difficulties, however, due to lukewarm
support from the United States and sharp opposition from China.
Machimura told a news conference at the United Nations on Wednesday that
Tokyo anticipated domestic pressure to cut its contributions to the United
Nations -- now more than 19 percent of the U.N. budget -- if its bid for a
permanent Security Council seat failed.
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