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What's New June 2010

June 29

• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(June 29)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Accompanying Prime Minister to G8 and G20 Summits
  • Official Development Assistance (ODA) Review
  • World Cup Soccer Games
  • G8/G20 Summit
  • Official Development Assistance (ODA) Review,More...
• Result of the Election of the members of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
• The 4th ROK-Japan Counter-Terrorism Consultation

June 28

• G-20 Toronto Summit
  • THE G-20 TORONTO SUMMIT DECLARATION [PDF]
    • ANNEX I : The Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth [PDF]
    • ANNEX II : Financial Sector Reform [PDF]
    • ANNEX III : Enhancing the Legitimacy, Credibility and Effectiveness of the IFIs and Further Supporting the Needs of the Most Vulnerable [PDF]
  • Overview of Japan-China Summit Meeting
• Fifth Meeting of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND)

June 27

• G8 Summit 2010 in Muskoka
  • G8 Muskoka Declaration Recovery and New Beginnings [PDF]
    • Annex I : The G8 Muskoka Initiative: Maternal, Newborn and Under-Five Child Health [PDF]
    • Annex II : Strengthening Civilian Security Systems [PDF]
  • Leaders Statement on Countering Terrorism [PDF]

June 25

• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(June 25)
  • Opening Remarks
  • World Cup Soccer Games
  • Conclusion of Japan-India Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation
  • Conclusion of Japan-India Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy,More...
• Negotiations on a Japan-India Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
• The 5th Meeting of the Japanese Working Group for the Forum for the Promotion of Public-Private Cooperation in the Mekong Region
• New Growth Strategy-Strong Economy,Robust Public Finances&Strong Social Security System-<Outline> [PDF]

June 24

• Press Conference by the Assistant Press Secretary(June 24)
  • Upcoming G8 and G20 Summits in Canada
  • Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
  • Extension of the Dispatch of Self-Defense Forces Personnel to the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS),More...
• "Mekong-Japan Symposium on Ancient Capitals"

June 23

• Visit to Japan by Mr. Filippo Grandi, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
• Exchange of Notes for Japanese ODA Loan to the Republic of Indonesia

June 22

• Flood Disaster in Southern China (Message of Sympathy from Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada to State Councilor Dai Bingguo and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi of the People’s Republic of China)
• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(June 22)
  • Opening Remarks
  • The Foreign Minister's Accompanying the Prime Minister to the G8/G20 Summits
  • G8/G20 Summits
  • US Military Realignment Issue,More...
• Dispatch of Ambassador on Special Mission to the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of the Republic of the Philippines
• Statement by Press Secretary on the recent situation in East Jerusalem
• Extension of the Dispatch of Self-Defense Forces Personnel to the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
• Invitation of High School Students from South Asia for the JENESYS Program

June 21

• Telephone Conversation between Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mrs. Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States
• Statement by Press Secretary on the decision of Israel regarding the easing of the blockade on the Gaza Strip
• Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) Initiative (the 9th Round of Negotiation)
• The 5th ASEAN-Japan Counter-Terrorism Dialogue
• Joint Public-Private Research on a Japan-Mongolia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
• PUBLIC FORUM "The Middle East Peace and the Present Situation of the Palestine Refugees -- the Assistance of UNRWA and the Role of Japan"

June 18

• Telephone Conversation between Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Telephone Conversation between Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Mr. Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia
• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(June 18)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Emergency Grant Aid to the Kyrgyz Republic
  • Visit to Japan by President Karzai of Afghanistan
  • First Meeting of the Diplomatic Records Declassification Promotion Committee
  • US Military Realignment Issue
  • Minister Okada’s Perception of the Japan’s SDF,More...
• Japan’s Participation in the Response Assistance Network (RANET) of the International Atomic Energy Agency
• Emergency Assistance in Response to the Torrential Rain Disaster in Western Myanmar
• Emergency Grant Aid for the Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Affected by the Armed Clashes in the Southern Part of the Kyrgyz Republic
• Symposium on Human Security - Its history and future - toward the achievement of the MDGs -

June 17

• Summit Meeting and Dinner between H.E. Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan and H.E. Mr. Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
• Telephone Conversation Between the Foreign Ministers of Japan and France
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(June 17)
  • Situation in the Kyrgyz Republic
  • Telephone Conversation between Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan, and Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
  • Telephone conversation between Prime Minister Naoto Kan and The Right Honorable Stephen Joseph Harper, Prime Minister of Canada,More...
• "Mekong-Japan Symposium on Ancient Capitals"
• Joint Press Release by the Leaders of Japan and Afghanistan

June 16

• Meeting between Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Minister of Finance of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
• Telephone Conversation between Prime Minister Naoto Kan and The Right Honorable Stephen Joseph Harper, Prime Minister of Canada
• Notification by the Philippines regarding the Entry into Force of the Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

June 15

• Telephone Conversation between Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan, and Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
• Visit to Japan by Mr. Kurt M. Campbell, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(June 15)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Emergency Grant Aid to Tajikistan
  • Appointments of Ambassadors
  • World Cup Soccer Games
  • ROK Patrol Ship Sinking Incident
  • Appointments of Ambassadors,More...
• Visit to Japan of the 3rd Group of Senior High School Students from India on the “Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS) Programme” (21st Century Exchange Program)
• Japan’s Contribution to the Trust Fund for the purpose of defraying the costs of participation of the members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf from developing States in the meetings of the Commission
• Emergency Grant Aid for Measures against Polio in Tajikistan and Neighboring Countries

June 14

• Statement by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Situation in the Kyrgyz Republic
• Dispatch of Mr. Yasushi Akashi, Representative of the Government of Japan, to Sri Lanka and India
• Entry into Force of the Protocol Amending the Japan-Singapore Tax Agreement

June 13

• Telephone Conversation between Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Mr. Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China

June 11

• Policy Speech by Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the 174th Session of the Diet
• Dispatch of Dr. Hatoyama as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan to Japan Day at Shanghai World Expo 2010
• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(June 11)
  • Opening Statement
  • Revision of Investigative Report on Issue of Missing Diplomatic Documents
  • Soccer World Cup
  • Resignation of Minister of Finance Kamei (Omitted)
  • Policy Speech by New Prime Minister Kan,More...
• The 11th Meeting of the Japan-U.S. High-Level Committee on Science and Technology

June 10

• Telephone Conversation between Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Guido Westerwelle, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
• Statement by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929 concerning Iran’s Nuclear Issue
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(June 10)
  • Adoption of Resolution 1929 on Iran by the United Nations Security Council
  • Telephone conversation between Foreign Minister Okada and Mr. Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation
  • Statement by Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada on the Presidential Election of the Republic of the Philippines,More...
• Japan to provide cultural assets for display at “A Passage to Asia” art exhibition to be held as a parallel event for the Eighth Asia-Europe Meeting Summit (ASEM 8)

June 9

• Telephone Conversation between Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
• Telephone Conversation Between Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Pham Gia Khiem, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(June 9)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Ministerial Reappointment Address
  • Reappointment as Foreign Minister
  • US Military Realignment Issue,More...
• Statement by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Presidential Election of the Republic of the Philippines

June 8

• Visit to Japan of the 4th Group of Senior High School Students from India on the “Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS) Programme” (21st Century Exchange Program)

June 7

• Telephone Conversation between Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Yu Myung-Hwan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the National Consultative Peace Jirga in Afghanistan

June 6

• Meeting of APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade
  • Statement of the Chair
  • Statement on Supporting the Multilateral Trading System and Resisting Protectionism
• Telephone Conversation between Prime Minister-elect Naoto Kan and U.S. President Barack Obama
• Talks between Foreign Minister Okada and Canadian Minister of International Trade Van Loan

June 4

• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(June 4)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Prime Minister Hatoyama’s Resignation
  • Meeting of APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade
  • Recommendations by the Task Force on Improvement of the Working Environment of Female Employees (omitted)
  • Public Announcement of Investigative Committee's Report on Issue of Missing Diplomatic Documents
  • Public Announcement of Investigative Committee's Report on Issue of Missing Diplomatic Documents
  • Domestic Political Situation,More...
• Foreign Minister Okada to attend the APEC Japan 2010 Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT)
• Postponement of the Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr.Juan Evo Morales Ayma, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
• The 24th Joint Meeting of the United States-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON)
• Symposium on Strengthening Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Asia‐Pacific Region in Conjunction with the 10th Anniversary of the UNHCR eCentre

June 3

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(June 3)
  • Japan-Australia Joint Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the 2010 NPT Review Conference
  • The Oslo Climate and Forest Conference
  • Statement by the Press Secretary on the certification of the results of the Iraqi election,More...
• Visit to Japan by Mr. John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
• Postponement of the Visit to Japan by Mrs. Irina Bokova, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• Signing of the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Arab Republic of Egypt on Cooperation in Science and Technology
• The Opening Ceremony of Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST)

June 2

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Certification of the Results of the Iraqi Election
• Japan-Australia Joint Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

June 1

• Visit to Japan by H.E. Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait
• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(June 1)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Visit to Japan by Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki of the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Visit to Japan by Foreign Minister Mottaki of the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Seizure of Gaza Aid Ships,More...
• Japan Assumed the Presidency of the Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development
• Handling of the Commencement of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• The 4th Meeting of the Japanese Working Group for the Forum for the Promotion of Public-Private Cooperation in the Mekong Region
• The First Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Prepare a Global Legally Binding Instrument on Mercury
• Opinion Poll: 2010 U.S Image of Japan
• Emergency Assistance in Response to the Tropical Storm Disaster in the Central America
• Visit to Japan of the 2nd Group of Senior High School Students from India on the "Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS) Programme"

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