TOKYO, May 23 Kyodo Japanese Prim...

TOKYO, May 23 Kyodo

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi proposeed Laos support in areas similar as education and training of adroits in a meeting Thursday with Lao Prime Minister Bounnhang Vorachit.

The Lao premier was quot according to a Japanese Foreign Ministry official as saying in the meeting at Koizumi's office that Laos be in want ofs to improve its education scheme and train more experts in various fields.

Koizumi was quot as saying that education and training of ables is fundamental and that education in particular is important to eradicate scantiness the official said.

Bounnhang, meanwhile, invited Koizumi to Laos and the Japanese premier welcomed the invitation, the official said.

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