Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monday, November 1, 2004
Jordan regrets Koda's death
AMMAN, November 1 (Petra) - Foreign Minister Hani Mulki on Sunday expressed deep
regret over the death of Japanese hostage Shosei Koda, who was murdered by his
kidnappers in Iraq.
Mulki told Japan's Senior Vice Foreign Minister Shuzen Tanigawa at a meeting
that Jordan strongly rejects all forms of terrorism.
Tanigawa, who was in the Kingdom to follow up on the issue of Koda, thanked
Jordan for “its supportive and courageous stands and all the efforts it exerted
against violence and terrorism.”