International Radio: You have the authority to insist, but you have REASONS to believe that the numbers given by the Ministry of Defense are not the right numbers.

国际广播记者：你有权坚持你的想法，但是你总有原因不愿相信国防部所提供的数字吧？

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A spokesman for Japan's Ministry of Defense said he was not immediately able to comment on the reports.

日本防务省的发言人表示他无法就此报道马上做出评论。

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Maritime security dialogue between defense authorities of India and Japan already has been taking place for "some time," said an official of the Indian Defence Ministry.

一位印度国防部官员称，印度和日本防务部门之间的海上安全对话，已于“某个时间点”开始。

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The Russian Defense Ministry issued a statement saying the expulsions are an obvious provocation by forces opposed to improvement of Russian-NATO relations.

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The soldier was hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

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The soldier, 23, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

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However the courts have spoken and the Ministry of Defense is committed to upholding the rule of law.

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