| Iwc working group agrees to continue talks on compromise proposal -
From home.kyodo.co.jp - 8 day 23 hrs 26 mts ago
A working group of officials from 27 International Whaling Commission members has agreed to continue talks on the IWC chairmans compromise proposal for whaling to seek a comprehensive accord at its annual meeting in Morocco in June, the Fisheries Agency said Friday. We are glad (negotiations) have not ended in a rupture, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Hirotaka Akamatsu said, referring to the agreement reached during a meeting of officials from Japan, Australia, Norway, the United States and 23 countries held in St. Petersburg, Florida, from Tuesday till Thursday. |