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Japan ready to offer support on climate change to India: Hatoyama
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25 Kyodo -
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama told his Indian counterpart Manmohan
Singh on Friday that Japan is ready to offer support to India in the area of
climate change, underlining the importance of boosting efforts to tackle global
warming, Japanese government officials said.
Hatoyama, who attended a Group of 20 financial summit in Pittsburgh, also
agreed with Singh that Japan and India will strengthen their strategic global
partnership, the officials said.
Singh expressed expectations for Japan's support in a proposed mega
infrastructure project to link Delhi and Mumbai, and hopes that the two
countries will promote cooperation in the development of science and technology
that would be beneficial to both nations, they said.
Hatoyama also held a brief conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at
the venue of the G-20 summit during which they agreed to deepen the bilateral
relationship and cooperate in addressing a host of international challenges,
according to the officials.
Meanwhile, the Japanese leader chatted briefly with Canadian Prime Minister
Stephen Harper at the summit venue.
Harper said Japan's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean in support of
U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and around Afghanistan is very beneficial,
and Hatoyama said his administration will consider what type of support would
be desirable for Afghanistan in the future, according to Japan's Foreign
Ministry.
Japan's new government, led by Hatoyama, plans to terminate the country's
refueling operations in the Indian Ocean when the law authorizing it expires in
January. It has been working on alternative contributions, such as civilian
aid.
The premier also held talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
in Pittsburgh and was asked by the Indonesian leader to co-chair a December
meeting of the Bali Democracy Forum, an initiative Jakarta launched in 2008 to
promote democracy in Asia.
Yudhoyono indicated appreciation for Hatoyama's pledge at the U.N. climate
change summit to provide financial and technical support to developing
countries in fighting global warming and the two leaders agreed to work
together on tackling climate change.
Hatoyama left for Japan on Friday evening after wrapping up his six-day trip to
the United States, which marked his diplomatic debut as prime minister.
==Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama told his Indian counterpart Manmohan
Singh on Friday that Japan is ready to offer support to India in the area of
climate change, underlining the importance of boosting efforts to tackle global
warming, Japanese government officials said.
Hatoyama, who attended a Group of 20 financial summit in Pittsburgh, also
agreed with Singh that Japan and India will strengthen their strategic global
partnership, the officials said.
Singh expressed expectations for Japan's support in a proposed mega
infrastructure project to link Delhi and Mumbai, and hopes that the two
countries will promote cooperation in the development of science and technology
that would be beneficial to both nations, they said.
Hatoyama also held a brief conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at
the venue of the G-20 summit during which they agreed to deepen the bilateral
relationship and cooperate in addressing a host of international challenges,
according to the officials.
Meanwhile, the Japanese leader chatted briefly with Canadian Prime Minister
Stephen Harper at the summit venue.
Harper said Japan's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean in support of
U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and around Afghanistan is very beneficial,
and Hatoyama said his administration will consider what type of support would
be desirable for Afghanistan in the future, according to Japan's Foreign
Ministry.
Japan's new government, led by Hatoyama, plans to terminate the country's
refueling operations in the Indian Ocean when the law authorizing it expires in
January. It has been working on alternative contributions, such as civilian
aid.
The premier also held talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
in Pittsburgh and was asked by the Indonesian leader to co-chair a December
meeting of the Bali Democracy Forum, an initiative Jakarta launched in 2008 to
promote democracy in Asia.
Yudhoyono indicated appreciation for Hatoyama's pledge at the U.N. climate
change summit to provide financial and technical support to developing
countries in fighting global warming and the two leaders agreed to work
together on tackling climate change.
Hatoyama left for Japan on Friday evening after wrapping up his six-day trip to
the United States, which marked his diplomatic debut as prime minister.
==Kyodo
