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— BERLIN (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Germany and Japan called on Thursday for a United Nations resolution on the reconstruction of Iraq.

"We have talked about the role of the United Nations and we share the position that the United Nations is essential," Germany's Joschka Fischer said after meeting his Japanese counterpart Yoriko Kawaguchi in Berlin.

Kawaguchi said: "We share the opinion that we have to be flexible and dynamic in the reconstruction efforts and that we have to work toward a U.N. resolution."

Fischer said he hoped Japan could take a crucial role in bringing together international partners on Iraq.

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