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GRANTING OF VISAS TO NORTH KOREAN CITIZENS.
6. JAPAN
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THE GROUP DISCUSSED THE REPORT OF THE AMBASSADORS IN TOKYO ON THE RELATIONS BETWEEN JAPAN AND INDIA AND PROPOSED
IT FELT THAT THAT THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE TAKE NOTE OF IT PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAYED TO THE INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE JAPAN IS PLAYING AS AN ECONOMIC PARTNER OF INDIA AND AS AN ECONOMIC POTENTIAL FACTOR IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. THE GROUP WAS PROVIDED WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECENT TRIPS OF THE JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER TO BELGIUM, FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS.
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BURMA
THE GROUP HAD AN EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON THE INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTS IN BURMA, IN PARTICULAR ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS. THE REPORT OF THE AMBASSADORS IN RANGOON WILL GIVE A MORE PRECISE ASSESSMENT OF THIS SITUATION.
8. AFGHANISTAN
THE GROUP DISCUSSED A NUMBER OF POINTS REGARDING THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN AFGHANISTAN NAMELY THE WITHDRAWAL OF SOVIET TROOPS, THE SITUATION WITHIN THE RESISTANCE FORCES AND THE KABUL GOVERNMENT, ACCUSATIONS FOR VIOLATION OF THE GENEVA AGREEMENTS ETC... SINCE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES HAVE OCCURED IT WAS DEEMED THAT THE AD HOC GROUP ON AFGHANISTAN WOULD MEET WHEN NEEDED.
IT WAS ALSO SUGGESTED THAT IN VIEW OF THE FORTHCOMING GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS THE TWELVE SHOULD COORDINATE THEIR POSITION IN NEW YORK.
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AT THE REQUEST OF ONE PARTNER IT WAS AGREED THAT THE PRESIDENCY WOULD CIRCULATE A COREU CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF A COMMUN ATTITUDE OF THE EEC RESIDING MISSIONS IN KABUL TOWARDS THE SOVIET EMBASSY THERE.
9. INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
THE GROUP HAD AN EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON THE SITUATION IN THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT.
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