Japan may announce Iraq pullout next month: paper

[Judi Lynn]

Japan may announce Iraq pullout next month: paper
Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:46 AM ET

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is considering withdrawing its non-combat ground troops from Iraq in two phases between April and June, and may announce the plan next month, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said on Saturday.

But the Yomiuri newspaper, another local daily, said Japan had told the United States, Britain, and Australia in a meeting in London on Friday that the pullout would start in late March and end in May, a timeframe in line with earlier media reports.

The three countries agreed to Japan's plan, Yomiuri said.
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