The United States has said it would support Japan and Germany joining the council as permanent members.

美国表示支持日本和德国成为安理会常任理事国。

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Since he knew in joining the Separatists he would be in for a long battle with the Republic, he carved the lines, instead of painting them, to make it a permanent statement.

格里弗斯知道，一旦加入分离主义势力，就意味着他将和共和国长期作战，因此，他没有简单地在骨盔上画上条纹，而是把条纹深深地刻了上去，以此作为永久的宣言。

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But as long ago as December 1993 in the Dail, and then again in June 1994, the Irish foreign minister, Dick Spring, stated unequivocally that the key to Sinn Fein joining political discussions was a permanent cessation of violence, and that there would have to be verification of the handing over of arms.

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On Wednesday, Canada will take over the council chairmanship in a meeting that will include signing a treaty on oil-spill preparedness and response as well as the decision on whether to increase the roster of permanent observers, with India, Japan, Italy and the European Union joining China and others on the list.

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