潘氏は日本の経済力や政治力を考慮すれば、国際貢献の拡大は「自 然なこと」と指摘。スーダンでは空路や陸路の輸送手段が不足してい るとして、日本に対し「物資の大量輸送や土木作業といった専門分野 で、さらなる貢献を望んでいる」と述べた。 2008/06/29 02:15 Nikkei Digital Media, Inc. All rights reserved.
「U.S. Carrier in SKorea for Army Exercises」 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: March 22, 2007 http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-NKorea-US-Military.html "The American aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in South Korea on Thursday for joint military exercises, as North Korea warned the drills would harm progress at international talks on its nuclear program."
「Japan Destroyer Hits Cambodian Freighter」 By REUTERS Published: March 3, 2008 Filed at 1:29 a.m. ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese destroyer hit a Cambodian freighter in the Vietnamese port of Ho Chi Minh on Monday, but no one was injured, a Defence Ministry spokesman said, confirming earlier media reports.
Japanese Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba is already under pressure from opposition parties to resign over his ministry's handling of an investigation into a collision between a Japanese naval destroyer and a fishing boat that left two men missing last month.