What's New December 2003
December 29
- Telephone Call made by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi to Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr. Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi
- Emergency Assistance for the Earthquake Disaster in Iran and Transport of the Supplies by Air Self Defense Force
- Meeting Between Prime Minister Koizumi and US Special Presidential Envoy Baker
December 28
- Assistance for the Earthquake Disaster in Iran by Japanese NGO
- Emergency Assistance for the Earthquake Disaster in Iran
- Messages of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi in Response to the Earthquake Disaster in Iran
December 26
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Recent Violence in Israel and the Palestinian Territories
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 26 December, 2003
- Statement by Press Secretary on the assassination attempt by suicide bombing against President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan
- Statement by Press Secretary on the announcement by President Musharraf to relinquish his position of Chief of the Army Staff
- Statement by Press Secretary on the adoption of the draft resolution entitled "The Illicit Trade in Arms and Light Weapons in All Aspects" submitted by Japan at the UN General Assembly
- Dispatch of election monitors from Japan for presidential election in Georgia
- Upcoming visit to Japan by Mr. James A. Baker, Special Presidential Envoy on the issue of Iraqi debt, of the United States
- Dispatch of Japanese Election Observers for the Presidential Election in Georgia
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the Draft Resolution entitled "The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Aspects" submitted by Japan at the United Nation's General Assembly
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the assassination attempt by suicide bombings against President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan
- Visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain Ana Palacio Vallelersundi (Summary)
- Exchange of Letters between the Government of Japan and the Government of Kuwait on the Status of Japanese Self Defense Forces and Other Personnel in the State of Kuwait
- Japan-ASEAN Commemorative Summit (Meetings of leaders and foreign ministers)
- Japan's Co-operation to ASEAN (Japan's New Initiatives)
December 25
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and Ambassadors of Arab Countries in Tokyo
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Announcement by President Pervez Musharraf to Relinquish His Position of Chief of the Army Staff
December 24
- Emergency Aid for the Landslide Disaster in the Philippines
- Visit of Prime Minister's Special Envoys Masahiko Koumura and Ichiro Aisawa to the Middle East (Summary)
- Grant Aid to UNICEF for the Project for Infectious Diseases Prevention for Children in Afghanistan
December 22
- Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the Decision by Libya to Abandon Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Signing of the Agreement between Japan and Uzbekistan for Air Services
- Agreement between Japan and Uzbekistan for Air Services [PDF]
- ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit (Evaluation)
December 19
- Emergency Humanitarian Grant Aid for the Palestinians
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 19 December, 2003
- Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on Iran's Signing of the IAEA Additional Protocol
- Press Release: Japan Announces the Implementation Guideline for Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance in Iraq
- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Received Courtesy Call from the Representative Group of the Baghdad City Advisory Council
- Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi Received Courtesy Call from the Representative Group of the Baghdad City Advisory Council
- Visit to Japan by Chairman of Russia Mikhail Kasjyanov (Summary of Results)
- Joint Statement on the Official Visit to Japan by Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mikhaylovich Kasjyanov (Outline)
- Grant Aid to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- Calendar of ASEAN-Japan Exchange Year 2003 Programmes/Events (updated)
- Statement of H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to UNIDO and Head of the Japanese Delegation to the Tenth Session of the General Conference of UNIDO
- Statement of H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to UNIDO and Head of the Japanese Delegation to the Tenth Session of the General Conference of UNIDO on Round Table 4: Post Crisis Industrial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
December 18
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Assassination Attempt by Explosive Devices against Mr. Perves Musharraf, President of Pakistan
- Ms. Ana Palacio Vallelersundi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain, to Visit Japan
- Prime Minister Koizumi Meets with Prime Minister Kasyanov of Russia (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site)
- Agreement on Technical Cooperation between Japan and Laos [PDF]
December 17
- Assistance for Basic Education for Out of School Children in Tanzania
- Japan-Tuvalu Summit Meeting (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site)
- Enhanced Framework for Cooperation in the Information Economy and Information and Communications Technology Industries between Australia and Japan [PDF]
December 16
- Japan and ASEAN Pop Stars Dream Concert 2003 "J-ASEAN POPs in Yokohama"
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 16 December, 2003
- Statement by Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan Yoshiyuki Motomura at the Open Meeting of the Security Council on Bougainville
- Second Day of the ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site)
- Statement by the Delegation of Japan at the Ministerial Round Table Discussions
December 15
- Japan's Reconstruction Assistance to Iraq (Status of Efforts)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Release (The Capture of Former President Saddam Hussein: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Comment)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Release (The Capture of Former President Saddam Hussein: Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi's Statement)
- Special Press Conference (December 12)
- Second day of the Japan-ASEAN Commemorative Summit Meeting
- Future direction of Japan-ASEAN relations
- Tokyo Declaration for the Dynamic and Enduring Japan-ASEAN Partnership in the New Millennium
- Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC)
- Bilateral meetings between Japan and Laos and Myanmar
December 12
- Joint Press Conference of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and President Megawati Soekarnoputri of Indonesia
- Opening remarks by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan
- Remarks by President Megawati Soekarnputri of the Republic of Indonesia
- Tokyo Declaration for the Dynamic and Enduring Japan-ASEAN Partnership in the New Millennium [PDF]
- First Day of the ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site)
- Special Press Briefing (December 11)
- Bilateral meetings of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi
- Start of negotiations on economic partnership agreements (EPA) with ASEAN countries
- Difference between EPA and free trade agreements (FTA)
- Issues discussed at bilateral meetings between Japan and the five countries
- Japan's dispatch of Self-Defense Forces (SDF)
- Foreign Ministers Meeting
- Special Press Conference (December 11)
- First session of the Japan-ASEAN Commemorative Summit
- Session of the Japan-ASEAN Commemorative Summit on 12 December
- Special Press Briefing (December 10)
- Outline of bilateral meeting between Japan and the Republic of Indonesia
- Outline of bilateral meeting between Japan and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
- Outline of bilateral meeting between Japan and the Kingdom of Cambodia
- Foreign ministers meeting between Japan and Thailand
- Foreign ministers meeting between Japan and Myanmar
- Japan-Thailand Partnership Programme in Technical Cooperation (Phase 2) - Memorandum - [PDF]
- Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia
- Dispatch of Prime Minister's Special Envoys
- Japan's Additional Contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- Statement by Ambassador Toshiro Ozawa on Agenda Item 48, Fifty-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Agenda Item 117(d), Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action
- ASEM Symposium on Educational Exchange (Symposium Report)
December 11
- New Concept of Mekong Region Development: The ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit Meeting
- Emergency Humanitarian Relief Services by the Japan Platform (JPF) in Iraq
- Joint Announcement of the Japanese Prime Minister and the Philippine President
- Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement - Joint Coordinating Team Report- [PDF]
- Joint Announcement of the Japanese and the Thai Prime Ministers on the Initiation of Negotiations for Establishing the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement
- Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement - Task Force Report - [PDF]
- Joint Statement of the Japanese and Singapore Ministers at the Ministerial Review Meeting on the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Singapore for a New-Age Economic Partnership [PDF]
- Joint Announcement of the Japanese and the Malaysian Prime Ministers on the Initiation of Negotiations for Establishing the Japan-Malaysia Economic Partnership Agreement
- Japan-Malaysia Economic Partnership - Joint Study Group Report - [PDF]
- Japan-Indonesia, Japan-Viet Nam and Japan-Cambodia Summit Meetings (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site)
- Signing of the Framework Documents concerning the Japan-Indonesia Partnership Programme
- The Basic Plan regarding Response Measures Based on the Law Concerning the Special Measures on Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance in Iraq (Full Text) [PDF]
- Statement by Ambassador Koichi Haraguchi on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
December 10
- Record of Discussion between Japan and Indonesia concerning the Japan-Indonesia Partnership Programme [PDF]
- Submission of the Final Report of the Japan-Viet Nam Joint Initiative
- Speech by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the ASEAN-Japan Investment-Business Alliance Seminar (AJBIS)
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Japan Commemorative Summit
December 9
- Press Conference by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (The Basic Plan regarding the measures based on the Law Concerning the Special Measures on Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance in Iraq)
- The Outline of the Basic Plan regarding Response Measures Based on the Law Concerning the Special Measures on Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance in Iraq
- Statement by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (The Basic Plan regarding the measures based on the Law Concerning the Special Measures on Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance in Iraq)
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 9 December, 2003
- Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the press statement by the President of the UN Security Council on the condemnation of indiscriminate attacks in Iraq on foreign nationals including Japanese nationals
- Adoption of resolution on nuclear disarmament submitted by Japan to the UN General Assembly
- Bilateral meetings on the occasion of the upcoming Japan-ASEAN Commemorative Summit
- Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the Statement to the Press by the President of the UN Security Council on the Condemnation of Indiscriminate Attacks in Iraq on Foreign Nationals including Japanese Nationals
- Foreign Minister's Commendation Awarded to Mr. Jerjees Sulaiman Zura, a Local Staff Member of the Embassy of Japan in Iraq
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament Submitted by Japan to the UN General Assembly
- Message Conveyed from Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi to Russian Foreign Minister Igor Sergeevich Ivanov on the Train Explosion Terrorist Attack in the Stavropol Region
December 8
- Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan Koichi Haraguchi on Agenda Item 28 "The Situation in Afghanistan and Its Implications for International Peace and Security" and Item 40 (f) "Emergency International Assistance for Peace, Normalcy and Reconstruction of War-Stricken Afghanistan"
- 3rd Meeting of the Asian Forest Partnership (AFP) (Summary Report)
December 5
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 5 December, 2003
- Updated information on murder of two Japanese diplomats in Iraq
- Telephone conversation between Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi and United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the death of the two Japanese diplomats
- Posthumous honors conferred upon officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and local staff member of the Embassy of Japan in Iraq
- Pledge and policy statement made by the Government of Japan at the Consultative Group Meeting for Vietnam
- Reaction to US announcement on lifting of special import tariffs on steel
- Upcoming Japan-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Commemorative Summit
- Posthumous Honors Conferred upon the Foreign Ministry Officials and Local Staff Member of the Japanese Embassy in Iraq
- Murder of Japanese Diplomats in Iraq
- Telephone Talks Between Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nabeel Sha'ath of the Palestinian Authority
- Pledge and Policy Statement made by the Government of Japan at the Consultative Group Meeting for Vietnam
- Japan-Mongolia Summit Meeting (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site)
December 4
- Message of Condolence from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the Murder of local Staff Member of the Embassy of Japan in Iraq, Mr. Jerjees Sulaiman Zura
- Message of Condolence from Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi at the Murder of Local Staff Member of the Embassy of Japan in Iraq, Mr. Jerjees Sulaiman Zura
- ASEAN-Japan "Acting Together and Advancing Together" (Pamphlet) [PDF]
- Statement by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Current Situation in Sri Lanka
- Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna Web Site is now online!
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Koichi Haraguchi at the Fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations on agenda item 38: the Middle East issues
- Prime Minister Meets with Members of the New Japan-China Committee in the 21st Century (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site)
December 3
December 2
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 2 December, 2003
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Relations between India and Pakistan
December 1
- Assistance for Seed Multiplication in Myanmar
- Calendar of ASEAN-Japan Exchange Year 2003 Programmes/Events (updated)
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