Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi indicated Tuesday he will reiterate Japan's aspiration to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council without revising the war-renouncing Constitution when he addresses next month's General Assembly meeting.
"I think there would be no problem for there to be a permanent UNSC member that is different from existing members," Koizumi told reporters at the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Tokyo.
Koizumi is expected to deliver his speech at a General Assembly session Sept. 21.
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