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Japan reportedly invites Australia to be observer at G-8 summit

Japan has invited Australia to be an observer at the Group of Eight summit in July, a local newspaper reported Friday. The Australian Financial Review quoted government sources saying Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's participation in the G-8 summit has been... ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Fri, Feb 29 2008

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