World Bank President James Wolfensohn on Monday exhorted Japan not to substantially reduce its official development assistance to developing countries.
“It would be my hope that Japan will continue to be a leader in the field” of foreign aid, he told a press conference. “It would be my hope that you will continue, whoever is making the decision, to give it priority.”
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