Meskipun demikian, Cheney tidak akan bertemu dengan Menteri Pertahanan Fumio Kyuma, yang pada bulan lalu mengecam tajam keputusan AS menyerang Irak.
Cheney will not, however, meet with Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, who last month sharply criticized the decision to invade Iraq. A US official said Cheney's schedule was locked in place before Kyuma requested a meeting.