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Speeches and Statements by Former Foreign Minister Taro Aso

• Speech at the Third Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (August 22, 2007)
• Statement on the Terrorism against Mr. Mohammed Ali al-Hassani, Governor of Al-Muthanna Province, Iraq (August 20, 2007)
• Message of Sympathy on the Earthquake Disaster in Peru (August 17, 2007)
• Message at the Twelfth Japan-CARICOM Consultation (August 9, 2007)
• Address "Examining Latin America and the Caribbean from Japan's Perspective: Fostering Partnerships for a New Age (July 6, 2007) [English] [Spanish (PDF)] [Portuguese (PDF)]
• Statement on the Inauguration of Japan as Chair of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (June 28, 2007)
• Welcoming Remarks "The Conference on Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) for the Stabilization of Afghanistan: Coordination with Police Reform" (June 21, 2007)
• "Japan's Foreign Policy and Global Energy Security" (OECD Observer, May 2007) [PDF]
• Keynote Address "Global Management and the Mission for Japanese Diplomacy" at the 17th Asia Corporate Conference "Coming Together, Moving Ahead: Asian Economies Leading through Integration and Innovation" (May 18, 2007)
  • Gist of the Address (May 21, 2007)
• Statement on the Election of the New President of Timor-Leste (May 16, 2007)
• Statement at the International Ministerial Conference of the Neighboring Countries of Iraq, Egypt and Bahrain and the Permanent Members of the UN Security Council and the G8 (May 4, 2007)
• Statement on the Demise of Mr. Boris Yeltsin, the First President of the Russian Federation (April 24, 2007)
• Statement on the kidnapping of Japanese and Paraguayan nationals and others in Paraguay (April 20, 2007)
• Statement at the Fourteenth SAARC Summit (April 3, 2007)
• Statement on the Adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution concerning Iran's Nuclear Issue (March 26, 2007)
• Speech at the Reception for the Third Israel-Palestine Peace and Confidence-Building Conference (March 14, 2007)
• Address on the Occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Founding of the Japan Forum on International Relations, Inc. "Arc of Freedom and Prosperity" (March 12, 2007)
• Opening Speech at HiPeC International Peace Building Conference at International Conference Hall, Hiroshima "Hoisting a New Banner of Japan as a Nation of Peace" (March 8, 2007)
• Middle East Policy As I See It (February 28, 2007)
• Statement on the Appointment of Mr. Mari Amano as Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (February 21, 2007)
• Statement on the Appointment of Mr. Kiyotaka Akasaka as Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information of the United Nations (February 9, 2007)
• Remarks on the Occasion of the Signing Ceremony of the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the European Atomic Energy Community for the Joint Implementation of the Broader Approach Activities in the Field of Fusion Energy Research (February 5, 2007)
• Statement on the Statement by U.S. President George W. Bush on the WTO Doha Round (February 1, 2007)
• Policy Speech to the 166th Session of the Diet (January 26, 2007)
• Statement on the Announcement by the United States (U.S.) Government on the U.S. New Policy in Iraq (January 11, 2007)
• Statement on the Report by the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) concerning the US Anti-Dumping Procedures (Zeroing) (January 9, 2007)
• Remarks at the 60th Meeting of the Board of Counselors at Nippon Keidanren (December 25, 2006)
• Statement on the Adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737 concerning Iran's Nuclear Issue (December 24, 2006)
• Address at the Commemorative Ceremony of the 50th Anniversary of Japan's Admission to the United Nations (December 18, 2006)
• Statement on the Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (December 15, 2006)
• Statement on the Coup in Fiji (December 6, 2006)
• Speech on the Occasion of the Japan Institute of International Affairs Seminar "Arc of Freedom and Prosperity: Japan's Expanding Diplomatic Horizons" (November 30, 2006)
  • Arc of Freedom and Prosperity
• Remarks at the 43rd Japan-U.S. Business Conference at Imperial Hotel, Tokyo (November 13, 2006)
• Statement on the Adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution Concerning the Nuclear Test Proclaimed by North Korea (October 15, 2006)
• Statement on the Appointment of Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea, as the Secretary-General of the United Nations (October 14, 2006)
• Statement on the Statement by the President of the United Nations Security Council Following the Statement by North Korea Regarding a Nuclear Test (October 7, 2006)
• Statement on the Coup d'Etat in Thailand (September 20, 2006)
• Keynote Speech "A School to Build Peace Builders" at the MOFA Japan-UNU Seminar: People Building Peace - Human Resource Development in Asia for Peacebuilding (August 29, 2006)
• Statement on the Adoption of the Security Council Resolution 1701 on Lebanon (August 12, 2006)
• Statement on Building New Partnership between Iraq and the International Community (Initiative to Produce the International Compact with Iraq) (July 28, 2006)
• Remarks on the Occasion of Friendship Day Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Normalization of Diplomatic Relations Between Japan and the Philippines (July 23, 2006)
• Statement on the Adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695 on the Launch of Missiles by North Korea (July 16, 2006)
• Statement on the Bomb Blasts in India (July 12, 2006)
• Statement on the Announcement of Transfer of Security Responsibility in Al-Muthanna Province by Prime Minister Maliki of Iraq (June 19, 2006)
• Statement on the Situation in Timor-Leste (June 8, 2006)
• Statement on the Case of the Japanese Immigrants to the Dominican Republic (June 7, 2006)
• Message to Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov of the Russian Federation concerning the Murder and Kidnapping of Russian Embassy Staff in Iraq (June 5, 2006)
• Speech at the Japan National Press Club "Central Asia as a Corridor of Peace and Stability" (June 1, 2006)
• Statement on the Iranian Nuclear Issue: US Proposal on Negotiations with Iran (June 1, 2006)
• Speech on the Occasion of the 12th Nikkei International Conference on "The Future of Asia" - "A Networked Asia": Conceptualizing a Future (May 26, 2006)
• Statement on the Establishment of the New Government of Iraq (May 21, 2006)
• Statement on the US's Restoration of Full Diplomatic Relations with Libya (May 16, 2006)
• Statement on the United Nations Human Rights Council Election (May 10, 2006)
• Statement on the Appointment of Mr. Motoo NOGUCHI as International Judge of Khmer Rouge Trials in Cambodia (May 8, 2006)
• Speech at the NAC Meeting in Brussels, Belgium "Japan and NATO in a New Security Environment" (May 4, 2006)
• Address at Center for Strategic and International Studies "Working Together for a Stable and Prosperous East Asia" - Lessons of the Past, a Vision for the Freedom to Dream - (May 3, 2006)
• Speech at Digital Hollywood University "A New Look at Cultural Diplomacy: A Call to Japan's Cultural Practitioners" (April 28, 2006)
• Speech at the Woodrow Wilson School 75th Anniversary (April 7, 2006)
• Statement on the Appointment of Mr. Nobuaki Tanaka, Japanese Ambassador to Islamic Republic of Pakistan, as the New Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs of the United Nations (UN) (March 18, 2006)
• Contribution to the Asian Wall Street Journal "Japan Welcomes China's Democratic Future" (March 13, 2006)
• Speech at the Japan National Press Club "The Hallmarks of Economic Diplomacy for Japan" (March 8, 2006)
• Statement on the Elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council (January 26, 2006)
• Policy Speech to the 164th Session of the Diet (January 20, 2006)
• Speech "ODA: Sympathy is Not Merely for Others' Sake" (January 19, 2006)
• Statement on the 40th Anniversary of the Normalization of Diplomatic Ties between Japan and the Republic of Korea (December 19, 2005)
• Statement on the Opening of the National Assembly and the Completion of the Political Process in Afghanistan (December 19, 2005)
• Statement on the National Assembly Election of Iraq (December 16, 2005)
• Statement at the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the WTO (December 14, 2005)
• Speech at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan - Asian Strategy As I See It: Japan as the "Thought Leader" of Asia (December 7, 2005)

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