11.   However, Komatsu, the Japanese delegation official said it was likely the labels were fakes.

12.   Japanese delegation officials said Koizumi will likely emphasize the urgency of the issue and the need for a quick, meaningful solution involving clear targets.

13.   ITAR-Tass said delegation officials met with Grozny residents and Ivan Babichev, a Russian general in charge of the western group of forces in the city.

14.   Komatsu, the Japanese delegation official, confirmed the finding but said it was likely that the labels were fakes.

15.   None of those topics was raised during the bilateral meeting, a senior Japanese delegation official said.

16.   The news agency cited delegation officials as saying they did not intend to meet with representatives of Chechen President Dzhokhar Dudayev.

17.   The news agency cited delegation officials as saying they did not intend to meet with representatives of separatist leader Dzhokhar Dudayev.

18.   The news agency said delegation officials met with Grozny residents and Ivan Babichev, a Russian general in charge of the western group of forces in the city.

19.   The visit will likely take place in December, but the exact date was still being worked out, the Japanese delegation official said on condition of anonymity.

20.   However, he was likely to have a hard time in convincing his partners here, delegation officials said.