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Uganda backs UNSC bid, aid or no

YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Saturday that his country will back Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council regardless of whether Japan gives aid to the landlocked African country. "We support Japan entering... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Sat, May 31 2008

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