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Kishida to Skip U.N. General Assembly Speech in Sept.

Kishida to Skip U.N. General Assembly Speech in Sept.

   Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will skip delivering a speech in the general debate of the U.N. General Assembly when he visits the United States in late September, informed sources said Friday.
   In the Sept. 24-30 general debate, Japan has been allotted a speech slot on the afternoon of Sept. 26. local time, but Kishida plans to return home by Sept. 27, the day of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election.
   Japan has been negotiating with other countries to change its speech slot, but has not reached a deal. It now seems "difficult" for Kishida to give a general debate speech, said an aide to the prime minister.
   Kishida would be the first Japanese prime minister to skip a general debate speech since September 2007, when then Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura delivered a speech on behalf of then Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.
   It is uncertain whether current Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa will attend the U.N. General Assembly session, as she is seeking to run in the LDP leadership election.

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