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New Zealand Finance Minister Bill English will travel to the United States next mulberry handbags week to assess how the latest global economic developments will affect New Zealand. English will attend meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank governors in Washington as the United States approaches its debt ceiling on Oct. 17 amid a government shutdown and budget deadlock. He will also meet senior representatives of credit ratings agencies and the New York Stock Exchange in New York, speak with investment and business leaders in Boston and visit the Federal Reserve in Washington. "Compared to many developed economies, New Zealand is well placed with a growing economy and government books that will be back in surplus next year. But there is no room discount michael kors for complacency and we need to continue improving our competitiveness and financial stability," English said in a statement on Friday. "Ongoing global challenges will have an impact on New Zealand, and I expect that to continue for some time. So I'm keen to hear first-hand from the policy makers and business people dealing directly with these deep-seated issues." English leaves New Zealand on Oct. 7 and returns on Oct. 15. Japan and the United States undertook to review and update the two countries' defense cooperation framework with the discussions Thursday aimed at forming the basis of agreement for the foreseeable future under more balanced terms. The Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee, known colloquially as the "two-plus-two" mulberry bags outlet security meeting, was the first time the meeting was held in Japan and marks the first formal review of the two countries' security alliance in 16 years. Attended by Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, the two sides concluded after the talks in Tokyo that in the interests of peace and stability in the region, a more "balanced" and effective alliance needed to be struck between Washington and michael kors canada Tokyo and other regional partners. Kerry and Hagel traversed the issue of new military hardware in Japan and stated that following the meeting Thursday, provisions would be made to augment joint capabilities regarding space and cyberspace. Kerry also stated that a second TPY-2 radar would be deployed to Kyoto Prefecture in a bid to bolster the U.S. ability to protect its own territory as well as that of Japan against potential ballistic missile threats. The deployment of drones in Japan from 2014 was confirmed by the two sides as well as P-8 maritime patrol aircraft from the end of this year. On the issue of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV's) as they are mulberry bags sometime known -- and specifically the U.S.'s mainstay Global Hawk -- defense authorities confirmed that while they have been used in Japan in the past, they have yet to be stationed here permanently. The U.S. Secretary of State referred to this move as being integral to meeting the challenges of a 21st century security alliance. The original defense cooperation guidelines were set out in 1978 and both parties commented agreed Thursday that since the end of the Cold War and the subsequent revisions made to the alliance in 1997, geopolitical shifts in the region necessitate the guidelines relogio michael kors be revised. But with regard to ongoing territorial disputes Tokyo is currently embroiled in with a number of its closest neighbors, the U.S. side maintained that it would not take sides on issues of sovereignty. Kerry urged all sides involved in current territorial standoffs to refrain from unilateral actions that may inflame the situation and said he hoped that efforts toward diplomacy and dialogue would be used to resolve current conflicts. Tokyo bolstering its military hardware may be met with unease by mulberry bayswater some of Japan's neighbors, political pundits suggested Thursday, at a time when Japan is pushing for diplomacy and increased dialogue with neighboring countries who feel Japan has misinterpreted its militaristic history and taken an unwavering stance on territorial issues. Analysts here indicated that Tokyo is walking a tightrope between trying to rectify ongoing conflicts by calling for increased diplomacy and exacerbating them by simultaneously beefing up its military clout. The two-plus-two meeting also reexamined a 2009 pact, provisionally made to see around 8,000 Marines moved off Okinawa which plays host to the bulk of U.S. military forces in Japan, in the interests of easing the base-hosting burdens of the locals there. Okinawans have consistently called on both prefectural and central governments to see their base-hosting burdens lifted, amid instances of numerous military-related accidents, increasing pollution and a number of globally reported, heinous crimes committed by U.S. military personnel. Half of the marines will be shifted to the U.S. island of Guam, michael kors bags uk with the U.S.