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JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER TARO ASO
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                    [ArticleID] => 10196
                    [Title] => 'ARF is all blah, blah, blah'
                    [Summary] => 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, donning beach wear, pondered with his deputy why they have to fly halfway around the world to Manila for an Asian security forum that was all “blah, blah, blah.”

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Japanese Foreign Affairs spokesman Yoshinori Katori said Manila and Tokyo are "overcoming their differences over JPEPA," and added that Tokyo was optimistic the trade pact would be signed within this year.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348868 [Title] => Japanese foreign minister in Manila [Summary] => Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso is in the country to meet with President Arroyo and other officials to discuss economic and other agreements as the two countries celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations.

Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye yesterday said there may be some "important announcements" after the talks between Philippine and Japanese officials this afternoon.
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In his remarks at the opening event of the Philippines-Japan Friendship Year at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), Shiozaki said the two countries have enjoyed a relationship based on the principle of mutual confidence and trust and have mutually fostered friendly relations for almost three decades.
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