Olmert Visits Japan; Seeks More Trade And Offers Larger Peace Role
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TEL AVIV — Prime Minister Olmert will seek to boost trade with Japan during a visit to Tokyo this week while holding out the opportunity for his hosts to play a more prominent role in Middle East peacemaking.
Mr. Olmert, accompanied by 25 Israeli business executives, arrives today in Tokyo for the first trip to Japan by an Israeli prime minister since Benjamin Netanyahu visited in 1997. Besides meetings with Prime Minister Fukuda and Emperor Akihito, Mr. Olmert also will get together with American Secretary of State Rice when they cross paths during his four days in the Japanese capital, his office said.
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