Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa on Wednesday reminded the next head of the International Monetary Fund of the need to give Asian countries more voting power at the IMF.
The reminder was addressed to Horst Koehler, head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, during the German's meeting with Miyazawa in Tokyo.
But in a news conference after the meeting, Miyazawa declined to reveal Koehler's response because his appointment as IMF managing director is not yet official.
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