Japan Economic Newswire
June 8, 2005 Wednesday

Japan, Armenia agree to cooperate on U.N. reforms

TOKYO, June 8

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Armenian Prime Minister
Andranik Margaryan agreed Wednesday to cooperate in reforms of the
United Nations, Japanese officials said.

Margaryan was quoted as telling Koizumi that his country supports
Japan’s bid to become a permanent member of the U.N. Security
Council.

Margaryan arrived in Japan on Monday for a four-day stay and visited
the World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Tuesday.