Cheney may snub outspoken Japan Defense chief: report

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Cheney may snub outspoken Japan Defense chief: report

Mon Feb 12, 1:14 AM ET

TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States has asked Japan not to arrange a meeting between Vice President
Dick Cheney and Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, an apparent response to Kyuma's criticism of U.S. policy, Kyodo news agency said on Monday.


Last month, Kyuma irked the U.S. administration by saying the United States was wrong to start the war in
Iraq. He also criticized Washington's handling of the relocation of a U.S. base in Japan.

According to U.S. and Japanese sources quoted by Kyodo, Cheney is scheduled to meet top officers of Japan's Self-Defence Forces during a visit to Japan from January 20, but a meeting with Kyuma may not be arranged because of "strong displeasure" over his remarks.

Cheney will also meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Foreign Minister Taro Aso.

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