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Angry Argentina cancel trip

Japan remains adamant
KUALA LUMPUR.
1 May 13: FIFA president Joao Have-lange said on Fri-
J day the world soccer body would
not get involved in a row between Ar-gentlna and Japan after Tokyo denied Argentine superstar Diego Maradona a visa, reports Reuter.
’It is a •problem between the two nations." Havelange told reporters in Kuala Lumpur on the final day of the Asian . Football Confederation's four-yearly congress.
TWe would not Intervene if it was friendly match between the two countries." he added.
Japan's Justice Ministry announced on Thursday that, because of an old drugs conviction. it would deny Maradona a visa to play in a three-nation World Cup warm-up tournament here In late May.
Maradona. 33. was banned from soccer for 15 months in 1991 for cocaine abuse while playing for Italian side-Napoli, later that year he was arrested in Buenos Aires for drug possession.
Japan’s Justice Miniver snubbed a cabinet colleague on Friday by refusing to lift the entry'ban despite fears that it could damage Japan's hopes of hosting the 2002 World Cup.
There Is no denying that the issue could blow up into a diplomatic row.” said a Football Association of Japan official.
Seeking to mend fences. Foreign Minister Koji Kakizawa asked Justice Minister Hiroshi Nakai to review the ban.
"Has a decision already been made on Maradona? Is it 100 percent (final) ?" he asked Nakai before Friday's cabinet meeting.
The Justice Minister told reporters afterwards he did made it clear he would resist any pressure to change courts.
At the satne time. Nakai told Health and Welfare Minister Keigo Ouchi, the man in' charge of the fight against' drugs. "In its Maradona decision, Japan has taken a courageous attitude to eradicate drugs. I want you to welcome it heartily."
The Football Association'of Japan official said FAJ executive director Junji Ogura had cut short a visit to Kuala Lumpur where he was attend-
ing the confederation meeting to fly to Argentina.
Ogura planned to ask Argentine President Carlos Menem to put pressure on the Japanese government to issue Maradona a special visa, the official said.
A Japanese soccer officials are worried the Japanese government's decision to stick by Its traditional ban on foreign drugs offenders will cast a shadow over the country's bid to host the World Cup in eight year's time.
The bidding process for the 2002 finals begins at the end of this year. The venue will be decided In June 1996.
Meanwhile, Argentina have called off. their two football internationals in Japan.
Osamo Ighaml. first counsel at the Japanese Embassy, said Argentine Foptbal) Association president Julio Grondona had told him of the decision.
Ighami said the Justice Ministry ruling which barred Mqradona was irreversible.