P604 604 TELEINF-NEWS 01:04:01 before thj UN genjral assembly, exp- ressed hopj a decision on Japan's can- didacy could be reached by the 184 UN member states within a year. "In kjeping with Japan's basic phi- losophy regarding international cont- ributions which I outlinjd earlier, I wish to state that Japan is prepared, with the endorsjment of many countri- es, to discharge its responsibilities as a permament member of thj security council," Kono said. QUITO - President Sixto Duran Ballen called out Ecuador's armed forces na- tionwide Tuesday to combat what he called an unprecedented crime wave. "Across thj country, an exception surge in criminal acts continues to takj place," Duran Ballen said, citing murders, kidnappings and attacks aga- inst citizjns and property. PARIS - The Czech Rjpublic would li- sje njxt page >>>