AFTERMATH OF WAR: The International Front : In Asia
JAPAN welcomed the cease-fire and promised to step up economic aid to needy Middle East and South Asian countries affected by the war. The lower house of Parliament approved $9 billion to finance Tokyo’s contribution to the U.S.-led forces fighting Iraq. The bill is expected to pass the upper house next week. CHINA congratulated Kuwait’s emir on restoration of his nation’s territorial sovereignty. “May I, on behalf of the Chinese people and in my own name, extend warm greetings to your highness and the Kuwaiti people,” Chinese President Yang Shangkun said in a telegram to Sheik Jabbar al Ahmed al Sabah.
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