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Japan to Send Envoys to 6 Countries Near Iraq

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Japan is considering dispatching envoys to six countries near Iraq to ask them to urge Baghdad to cooperate with U.N. inspectors searching for weapons of mass destruction, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Tuesday.

''We are considering dispatching them to nearby countries, not to Iraq,'' Koizumi told reporters at his office.

The envoys, including former foreign ministers, will be sent with letters from Koizumi to Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey, possibly next week, government sources said.

Former Foreign Minister Taro Nakayama will travel to Iran, Masahiko Komura, another former foreign minister, will visit Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and Senior Vice Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will go to Syria, Jordan and Turkey, the sources said.

The government is apparently hoping the envoys will show Japan's commitment to helping in diplomatic efforts to urge Iraq to fully cooperate with the U.N. arms inspectors, whose advance team arrived in Baghdad on Monday.

Source: Agencies

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