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What's New April 2002

April 30

• 2002 Spring Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals
• FEALAC (Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation)

April 26

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 26 April, 2002
  • Visit by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to Asia-Pacific countries
  • Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi to countries in Europe and the Middle East
  • Emergency assistance for the Emergency Loya Jirga in Afghanistan
  • Telephone conversation between Foreign Minister Kawaguchi and Minister for Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres of the State of Israel
• Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to Visit Asia Pacific Countries
• Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi to Visit Countries in Europe and the Middle East
• Emergency Assistance to Hold Emergency Loya Jirga

April 25

• Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi's Visit to Europe and Middle East
  • Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi on Her Upcoming Visit to Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • "Japan has important role to play in boosting M.E. peace process" by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi
• International Drug Control Summit 2002 (Chairman's Summary)
• "Travel Advice and Warning" and Related Information of MOFA to be revised as of 26th April (Revised Points)

April 24

• Summit Meeting between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand H.E. Pol. Lt. Col. Thaksin Shinawatra (Overview)
• Emergency Humanitarian Assistance to the Palestinians
• Observation by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on the Visit to Yasukuni Shrine

April 23

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 23 April, 2002
  • Announcement on changes to the travel advisory and warnings system

April 19

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 19 April, 2002
  • Symposium on Japan's assistance to Afghanistan
  • Telephone conversation between Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nabil Sha'ath of the Palestinian Authority
• Foreign Policy Q&A (Circumstances of the Negotiations regarding the Northern Territories Issue)
• Symposium on Japan's Assistance to Afghanistan
• Outline and Background of Abduction Cases of Japanese Nationals by North Korea
• Statement by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Preparedness to Respond to National Emergencies
• Statement by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda on Japan's Preparedness to Respond to National Emergencies

April 18

• International Drug Control Summit 2002- Forum for Parliamentarians, Senior Officials and Experts
• Attendance of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the First Annual Conference of the Boao Forum for Asia (Overview and Evaluation)

April 17

• Comments of the Government of Japan on 2002 National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission Decision
• Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the Presidential Election in East Timor

April 16

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 16 April, 2002

April 15

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in Venezuela

April 12

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 12 April, 2002
  • Speech by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the Boao Forum for Asia
  • Efforts regarding the Middle East
  • Visit to Japan by Minister of Education Abdul Raoul Amin of the Afghan Interim Authority
• Speech by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the Boao Forum for Asia "Asia in a New Century - Challenge and Opportunity"

April 11

• Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the efforts by the United States and others regarding the Middle East
• Foreign Policy Q&A (The Year of Japan-Korea National Exchange)

April 10

• Dispatch of the Second Preparatory Mission for Supporting Afghanistan
• WTO Negotiating Proposals by Japan on Education Services and Energy Services

April 9

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 9 April, 2002
• Foreign Policy Q&A (Abduction Cases of the Japanese Nationals)
• Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the Visit to North Korea by Mr. Lim Dong-won, Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Korea

April 8

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the President Bush's remarks on dispatching Secretary of State Collin Powell to the region

April 5

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 5 April, 2002
  • Dispatch of the second Afghanistan assistance survey mission
  • Meeting between Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiken Sugiura and Israeli Ambassador to Japan Yitzhak Lior
  • Message conveyed to Chairman Arafat
• Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the Signing of a Ceasefire Agreement between the Angolan National Armed Forces and the Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) Forces
• Consulate General of Japan in Sao Paulo Website is now on line!

April 4

• Boao Forum for Asia
• Summary of the Seminar on Energy Security in Asia 2002
• Long List for Future Candidate Projects for Tunisia (FY2002-2003)

April 2

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 2 April, 2002
  • Statement on Japan's initiatives for the solution of the conflict in the Middle East
  • Statement on the signing of a ceasefire memorandum between the Angolan National Armed Forces and the Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) Forces
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Signing of a Ceasefire Memorandum between the Angolan National Armed Forces and the Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) Forces

April 1

• Emergency Assistance to Afghanistan for Earthquake Disaster
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the outcome of the Arab Summit Meeting in Beirut and the worsening situation in the region
• Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the deteriorating situation in the Palestinian territories
• Opening Statement by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the Press Conference on the Passage of the FY2002 Budget

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