Press Releases (Statements) Archive
November 2012

First Round of the Negotiations for a Japan-Canada Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (November 30)
Entry into Force of the Tax Information Exchange Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein (November 30)
Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the adoption of the negotiating mandates for a Japan-EU EPA and an agreement covering political and other cooperation by the Foreign Affairs Council of the EU (November 29)
Adoption of the Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (November 28)
Courtesy Call on Mr. Kazuya Shimba, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs by H.E. Jalil Abbas Jilani, Foreign Secretary of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (November 27)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Presidential Election in the Republic of Sierra Leone (November 27)
Addition of lists for the measures to freeze the assets of President Bashar Al-Assad and his related individuals and entities in Syria (November 27)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Postponement of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction (November 24)
Japan-Pakistan Foreign Secretary Level Political Consultations (November 22)
Emergency Grant Aid for the Flood Disaster in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (November 22)
Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Situation in the Gaza Strip (November 22)
Emergency Assistance for the Earthquake Disaster in Myanmar (November 21)
Postponement of the 3rd Meeting of Japan-Arab Economic Forum (November 21)
Meeting between Mr. Kazuya Shimba, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs and H.E. Mr. Labeed Majeed Abbawi, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs of Iraq (November 21)
10th Meeting of the Japan-Russia Intergovernmental Committee on Trade and Economic Issues (Overview) (November 20)
Telephone Conversation between Foreign Minister Gemba and Dr. al-Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian Authority, and Mr. Liberman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel (November 20)
Emergency Grant Aid for the Hurricane Disaster in the Republic of Haiti (November 20)
Announcement of the Launch of Negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) (November 20)
Announcement of the launch of the FTA negotiations among Japan, China and Korea (November 20)
Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs on the deteriorating situation in the Gaza Strip (November 20)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (November 19)
Signing of the Agreement between Japan and Republic of India on Social Security (November 16)
Election of Mr. Motoo Noguchi, former International Judge of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, to the Board of the Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (November 15)
Meeting between Mr. Kazuya Shimba, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, and H.E. Mr. Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine (November 15)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the recent situation in the Gaza Strip (November 15)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Inauguration of the New Libyan Cabinet (November 15)
Meeting between Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Her Excellency, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of UN Women (November 13)
Founding of the “National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces” (November 13)
Emergency Assistance to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in response to the flood disaster (November 9)
Meeting between Mr. Shuji Kira,Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Judge Shunji Yanai, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (November 9)
Announcement of Official Logo and Catchphrase for“40th Year of Friendship and Cooperation” (November 8)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the decision regarding the construction of housing units for Jewish people in East Jerusalem and West Bank (November 8)
Messages of Sympathy concerning the Damages in Western Guatemala Caused by Earthquake (November 8)
Emergency Assistance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria (November 8)
Japan-Uruguay Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (November 7)
Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kira’s attendance at the Observer and Ad-hoc Observer Meeting of the Arctic Council (November 7)
Emergency Assistance to the Hurricane “Sandy” disaster in the Republic of Cuba (November 7)
Courtesy Call on Mr. Shimba, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, by H.E. Mr. KILIC, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey (November 6)
The 1st Meeting of Japan-India Cyber Dialogue (November 5)
Prime Minister Noda’s Official Visit to Laos and Participation in the 9th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM9) (November 2)