Yes to PM on nukes, no on whales
Friday, June 13th, 2008Matthew Franklin; 13/6/08
Kevin Rudd has won Japanese support for his plan to kick-start nuclear disarmament through reform of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. But Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has flatly rejected his demand that Japanese whalers cease their annual hunt in the Southern Ocean, expressing hope the dispute would not undermine relations between the countries. Mr Rudd’s meeting and lunch with Mr Fukuda in Tokyo yesterday wound up his four-day visit to Japan before he left for Indonesia.
