Posted on 01/11/2008 10:57:55 PM PST by naturalman1975
FOREIGN Minister Stephen Smith has welcomed Japan's resumption of a naval mission supporting coalition operations in Afghanistan. The Japanese Government has issued orders for ships to return to refuelling coalition forces in the Indian Ocean after passing legislation which overrode an opposition shutdown of the mission last November.
Mr Smith said Japan's refuelling role and its aid for reconstruction and development has been critical to the effort in Afghanistan.
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