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What's New June 2008

June 30

• Hokkaido Toyako Summit Tackles Climate Change [PDF]
• "Development and Africa" in Hokkaido Toyako Summit [PDF]
• Statement by Foreign Minister Koumura on the Situation in Zimbabwe(Presidential Run-off)

June 29

• Provision of Japanese ODA Loan to Iraq

June 27

• G8 Kyoto Foreign Ministers' Meeting (June 26-27)
  • Joint Press Conference by the G8 Foreign Ministers
  • Chairman's Statement
  • G8 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Zimbabwe
  • Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministerial Meeting
  • Japan-Germany Foreign Ministers' Meeting
• Australia-Japan-United States Joint Statement (Trilateral Strategic Dialogue)
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (June 27)
  • First session of the G8 Kyoto Foreign Ministers' Meeting
• Second Press Conference by the Press Secretary 27 June, 2008
  • Overview of the Japan-US bilateral meeting
  • The Third Ministerial Meeting of the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue
  • Overview of the Japan-Commonwealth of Australia bilateral meeting
• First Press Conference by the Press Secretary 27 June, 2008
  • The outcomes of the G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting
  • G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting exchange of views on the Republic of Zimbabwe
  • The "balanced" G8 approach to issues related to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Union of Myanmar, and North Korea
• Financial assistance to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon
• The Second Consultations on Consular Affairs between Japan and the Kingdom of Thailand
• Japan to Send Observers to the Eleventh Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU Summit)
• The Seventh Round of Negotiations on the Japan-Switzerland Economic Partnership Agreement (Summary)

June 26

• G8 Kyoto Foreign Ministers' Meeting (June 26-27)
  • G8 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Afghanistan
  • Japan-Canada Foreign Ministers' Meeting
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (June 26)
  • North Korea's Nuclear Declaration

June 25

• Emergency Assistance for the disaster caused by Typhoon hitting the Republic of the Philippines

June 24

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (June 24)
  • North Korean issues
  • Incident involving shooting and capture of the Kisshin Maru 31
  • Climate change issue
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 24 June, 2008
  • The G8 Kyoto Foreign Ministers' Meeting
  • Visit to Japan by Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon
  • The Third Ministerial-Level Meeting of the Four-Party Consultative Unit for the "Corridor for Peace and Prosperity"
• Visit to Japan of The Right Honorable Stephen Joseph Harper, Prime Minister of Canada and Mrs. Harper
• Statement by Foreign Minister Koumura on the current Situation in Zimbabwe
• Letter From Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on the Damages Caused by the Typhoon in the Republic of the Philippines
• Japan-Iraq Business Forum

June 23

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (June 23)
  • Incorrect media reports on the Japan-North Korea Consultations

June 20

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (June 20)
  • Ministerial-level meeting of the Four-Party Consultative Unit for the "Corridor for Peace and Prosperity"
  • North Korean Issues
  • Assistance for Afghanistan
• Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and Japan-U.S.-Australia Ministerial Trilateral Strategic Dialogue
• Additional Assistance in Response to the Earthquake Disaster in Sichuan Province, China (Delivery of Tents and Drinking Water Provided by Local Governments)
• Defense Attache, the Embassy of Japan in Viet Nam Appointed Concurrently as Defense Attache, the Embassy of Japan in Cambodia
• The Third Ministerial-Level Meeting of the Four-Party Consultative Unit for the “Corridor for Peace and Prosperity”
• Results of the 11th Meeting of the Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Joint Committee on Environmental Cooperation

June 19

• Statement by Press Secretary on the cessation of violence in the Gaza Strip
• The 11th Meeting of the Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Joint Committee on Environmental Cooperation

June 18

• Joint Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Koumura and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akira Amari (Regarding Cooperation between Japan and China in the East China Sea)
• The Seventh Round of Negotiations on the Japan-Switzerland Economic Partnership Agreement
• Working-level Consultations to Consider and to Create a Favorable Environment for the Resumption of the Japan-ROK Economic Partnership Agreement Negotiations
• Adoption of the “Resolution on Elimination of Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy and their Family Members” at the 8th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council

June 17

• Japan-Australia Prime Ministers' Meeting (Summary)
• DIPLOMATIC BLUEBOOK 2008 (Summary) [HTML] [PDF]
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (June 17)
  • Kidnapping of Japanese National in Iran
  • North Korean Issues
  • Japan-China Consultations on Gas Fields in the East China Sea
  • Japan-US Status of Forces Agreement
  • Incident Involving the Provision of Gifts when Using Taxis Late at Night
  • Acquisition by Civil Servants of the Mileage Points Accrued During Their Business Trips
  • Collision Between a Japan Coast Guard Patrol Vessel and a Fishing Vessel from Taiwan
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 17 June, 2008
  • Statement by Foreign Minister Koumura on the release of a Japanese college student who had been held hostage in Iran
• Visit to Japan by High School Students from India under the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths

June 16

• Statement by Press Secretary on the announcement of Israel regarding the construction of housing units at settlements in the West Bank
• Japan’s Financial Assistance in the Implementation of Projects through the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
• Setting up of the Public Relations Booth for the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit
• Meeting between Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mrs. Connie Hedegaard, Minister for Climate and Energy of the Kingdom of Denmark

June 15

• Statement by Foreign Minister Koumura on the Kidnapping Incident of a Japanese National in Iran
• Visit of Mr. Itsunori Onodera, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Iran (in connection with the kidnapping incident of the Japanese national in Iran)
• Kidnapping of a Japanese national in Iran (Mr. Satoshi Nakamura arrived at Tehran and was handed over to the Japanese Embassy.)

June 13

• Statement by Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, at the High-Level meeting on a comprehensive review of the progress achieved in realizing the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Resumption of the Cross-strait Dialogue
• Japan-Egypt Consultations on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation

June 12

• Joint Statement by Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia on "Comprehensive Strategic, Security and Economic Partnership"
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the International Conference in Support of Afghanistan
• Create a logo and catchline for "Japan-Mekong Exchange Year 2009"
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Agreement on the Roadmap to Implement the Abyei Protocol of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan
• G8 Health Experts’ Meeting

June 11

• Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Attend the International Conference in Support of Afghanistan

June 10

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (June 10)
  • Making Strategic Use of Bilateral Investment Treaties
  • Japan-North Korea Consultations
  • Collision off Uotsurijima Island
  • Incident Involving the Provision of Goods to Officials Using Late Night Taxis
  • Current Situation of the Diet Deliberations
  • International Conference in Support of Afghanistan
• Press Conference by the Assistant Press Secretary 10 June, 2008
  • Statement on the speech by Prime Minister Fukuda on climate change
  • Announcement of visits to Japan by foreign dignitaries

June 9

• Cyclone Disaster in Myanmar (Return of Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team)
• The Second Japan-SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Symposium

June 6

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (June 6)
  • North Korean issues
  • Dispatch of Governmental Election Observation mission for the General Election in Cambodia
  • Assistance for Afghanistan
• Joint Statement between Japan and the Republic of Turkey on the Occasion of the Visit by H.E. Mr. Abdullah Gül, President of the Republic of Turkey to Japan
• OECD Declaration on Sovereign Wealth Funds and Recipient Country Policies [PDF]
• Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Dispatch of Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan on Climate Change
• Dispatch of a Governmental Election Observation Mission for the General Election in Cambodia

June 5

• Senior Officials’ Meeting of Japan-U.S.-Australia Trilateral Strategic Dialogue, Senior Officials’ Meeting of Japan-U.S. Strategic Dialogue, and Japan-Australia Senior Officials’ Meeting

June 4

• Visit to Japan by the Delegation of Mr. Naseer Al-Ani, Head of Presidential Council of the Republic of Iraq
• Meeting between Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Al Daharani, Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Bahrain
• Courtesy Call on Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations, and Three Other Senior UN Officials

June 3

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (June 3)
  • Assistance for Earthquake in Western China
  • Trilateral Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Japan, the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea
  • North Korean Issues
  • Japan-China Consultations concerning Gas Fields in the East China Sea
  • Refueling Operations in the Indian Ocean
  • Assistance to Afghanistan
  • Climate Change Issues
• Address by H.E. Mr. Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan on the Occasion of the High-Level Conference on World Food Security: The Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 3 June, 2008
  • Provision of tents to the People's Republic of China
  • The Second Tripartite Meeting between the foreign ministers of Japan, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea
  • Prime Minister Fukuda's attendance at the High-Level Conference of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
  • Upcoming visit to Japan by President Abdullah Gul of the Republic of Turkey
  • Japan-Russia Vice-ministerial Consultations between Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenichiro Sasae and Mr. Alexei Borodavkin, Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • The Japan-Africa "Cool Earth Partnership"
  • Statement on the continuation of the detention under house arrest of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar
  • Arrival in Japan of 60 high school students participating in the JENESYS programme
• Meeting of APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade
  • Statement of the Chair [PDF]
  • (Stand-Alone) Statement on Doha Development Agenda
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution to Address the Acts of Piracy and Armed Robbery off the Coast of Somalia
• Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General of the United Nations and Mrs. Ban(Yoo) Soon-taek
• Visit to Japan by Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen of the Republic of Finland
• Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Host Reception to Support International Exchanges of Local Governments in Japan
• Dr. Mohammad H. Hammoud, Undersecretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, Pays Courtesy Call on Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
• Visit of Indian Youths (Winners of Japanese Language Contests) under the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS Programme)
• Trilateral Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Japan, the People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea
• Emergency Assistance to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for the Flood Disaster

June 2

• Japan-UK summit talks
• Speech by Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan "Toward the Realization of Asian Century"
• Dispatch of the First Group of the Japanese High School Students to China (Japan-China Youth Friendship Exchange Year)
• The Sixth Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue

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