What's New January 2007
January 31
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Aso (January 30)
- U.S. Vice President Cheney's visit to Japan
- Six-Party Talks
- Statement by the Press Secretary on Inauguration of H.E. Mr. John Agyekum Kufuor, President of the Republic of Ghana, as Chair of the African Union (AU)
January 30
- Message from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the Occasion of the Eighth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 30 January, 2007
- Press speculation about resumption of the Six-Party Talks
- English text of Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso's policy speech available online
- Announcements available on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
- Grant aid to the Republic of Uzbekistan
- Technical training for medical equipment to the Republic of Iraq
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Massimo D'Alema, Deputy Premier and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Italy
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the suicide bombing in Eilat, Israel
- Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Anote Tong, President of the Republic of Kiribati, and Mrs. Tong
- Visit to Japan of the Honorable Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States of America, and Mrs. Lynne V. Cheney (Announcement by the Press Secretary)
- Visit to Japan by Hon. Massimo D'Alema, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic
- Assistance for United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security project "Support to ex-poppy farmers and poor vulnerable families in border areas" Project in Myanmar
January 29
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Aso (January 26)
- Dispatch of civilian police personnel to Timor-Leste PKO
- Six-Party Talks
- Election of Non-Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council
- Public Relations on the Abduction Issue (the Documentary "Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story" shown in Davos)
- First Round of Negotiations on the Japan-India Economic Partnership Agreement
- Visit to Japan by Young Members of the State Duma of the Russian Federation
January 26
- Policy Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso to the 166th Session of the Diet
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 26 January, 2007
- Decision by President Nambaryn Enkhbayar of Mongolia not to stand in the election for non-permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council
- First meeting between Japan and Cambodia on development of Japan-Cambodia Investment Agreement
- First meeting between Japan and India on the Japan-India Economic Partnership Agreement
- Dispatch of two civilian police officers and three liaison and coordination officers to UNMIT
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Luís Amado, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Portuguese Republic
- Dispatch of Civilian Police Officers to Timor-Leste PKO
January 25
- Internet Press Chat Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 25 January, 2007
- Results of the Japan-Russia Strategic Dialogue
- Second Japan-China Press Secretary Consultations
- Second "Central Asia plus Japan" Intellectual Dialogue (Tokyo Dialogue)
- Second "Central Asia plus Japan" Intellectual Dialogue (Tokyo Dialogue)
January 24
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Aso (January 23)
- Dispatch of Mr. Masatoshi Wakabayashi, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister, to Attend the International Conference for Support to Lebanon
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Deteriorating Situation in Guinea
- Second Japan-China Press Secretary Consultations
- Japan to Send Observers to the Eighth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU Summit)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the establishment of the United Nations political mission in Nepal (UNMIN)
January 23
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 23 January, 2007
- Telephone conversation between Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso and Prime Minister Fouad Siniora of the Republic of Lebanon
- Visit to Japan by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, for a conference of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
- Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the Kingdom of Cambodia
- Visit to Japan by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
January 19
- Report of the Joint Governmental Study Group for Strengthening Economic Relations between Japan and Switzerland [PDF]
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 19 January, 2007
- Announcements Available on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website
- Visit to Japan by Prof. Ing Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic
- Visit to Japan by Ms. Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Japan-Arab Islamic Journalists Meeting in Tokyo
- Reception for the Heart-to-Heart Exchange Program
- The Fourth Japan-WFP Policy Consultation
- Second Japan-Arab Islamic Journalists Meeting
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Prof. Ing. Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, and Mrs. Klausova (Announcement by the Press Secretary)
- Review of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Singapore for a New-Age Economic Partnership (Joint Press Release) (January 18) [PDF]
January 18
- The Fifth Informal Meeting on Further Actions against Climate Change
- The Fourth Asian Senior-level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP)
- The Second Round of the Negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement Talks (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
- Visit to Japan by Ms. Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Invitation Program for Colombians concerned with the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)
- International Forum on Tsunami and Earthquake (Kobe Communiqué - For Further Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action -)
January 17
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Aso (January 16)
- Emergency Assistance for the Landslide Disaster in Sri Lanka
January 16
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Visit to Philippines
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 16 January, 2007
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Massimo D'Alema, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic
- First Meeting of the General Assembly for Japan-Brazil Exchange Year
January 15
- Joint Press Statement of the Seventh Summit Meeting among the People's Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea [PDF]
- Press Conference by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe following His Visit to Europe (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website)
- Mr. Takeshi Iwaya, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Thailand
- Dispatch of a Special Envoy of the Prime Minister to Attend the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of the Republic of Madagascar
January 12
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 12 January, 2007
- Announcements and documents available on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Visit to European Countries
- Dispatch of Government Delegation on Anti-Human-Trafficking Measures
- Visit to Japan of Islamic Boarding School (Pesantren) Teachers from Indonesia
January 11
- Statement by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Announcement by the United States (U.S.) Government on the U.S. New Policy in Iraq
- Provision of Yen Loan to Iraq
- Postponement of the Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, President of the Government of Spain and Mrs. Sonsoles Espinosa
- Grant Aid to the Republic of Kenya for the "Project for Improvement of District Hospitals in the Western Region of the Republic of Kenya (Detailed Design)"
January 10
- JAPAN-UK JOINT STATEMENT: A Framework for the Future
- Statement by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Report by the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) concerning the US Anti-Dumping Procedures (Zeroing)
- Signing of the United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property
- Assistance for United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security Project "Enhancing Human Security in the Former Nuclear Test Site of Semipalatinsk" in Kazakhstan
- Mr. Katsuhito Asano, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Ecuador
- Visit to Japan of Ms. Tzipi Livni, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel
January 5
- Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Slovak Republic
- Mr. Katsuhito Asano, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit the Philippines
- FY 2006 Orientation Program for United States Forces Japan
January 4
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