| Date: | Sunday October 19, @05:01AM |
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| Topic: | Bush |
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Japantoday.com
-Saturday, October 18, 2003 07:00 JST
TOKYO — U.S. President George Bush told Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi over dinner Friday night that the United Nations is "old" and its structure should be reformed, according to a senior Japanese foreign ministry official.
Bush made the comment after Koizumi asked him to "consider making better use of the United Nations" to spread America's ideals of freedom and democracy, the official told reporters.
Koizumi's comments, which was made at a time of a rift in the international community over the U.N. role in war-torn Iraq, followed remarks about the importance of Japan-U.S. ties in an evening meeting.
"I would like to raise one point," Koizumi was quoted as saying. "I believe that the U.S. has the vision and intention of spreading freedom and democracy, along with good will," he said. "But for that to be accepted widely, I believe it is necessary for the U.S. to think about utilizing the U.N. more."
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