Speeches and Statements by Former Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba

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• Message of Condolence from Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, for the shooting in Connecticut State, United States (December 15, 2012)
• Typhoon Damage in Mindanao, the Philippines (Messages of Sympathies from Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba) (December 5, 2012)
• Speech by H.E. Mr. Koichiro Gemba,Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the 9th CSIS/Nikkei Symposium "Changes in Leadership and the Future Course of Japan-U.S.-China Trilateral Relations" "Building order and making rules in the Asia-Pacific Age" (October 26th, 2012)
• The IMF-World Bank Group Program of Seminars "The Energy Challenge of Africa: Energy Infrastructure Development in Africa ? Toward the TICAD V in 2013" (October 12, 2012)
• The Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition Chair's Summary of the Foreign Ministers Meeting (September 28, 2012)
• Statement by H.E.Mr.Koichiro Gemba Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan The Fourth Ministerial Meeting Friends Yemen (Japanese) (English) (September 27, 2012)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan At the Sixth CTBT Ministerial Meeting(Japanese)(English)(September 27, 2012)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Mini-Summit on Somalia United Nations Headquarters (September 26, 2012)
• Towards 2015: Open Dialogue with the High-level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda Gemba minister of Foreign Affairs' speech (September 25, 2012)
• Ministerial Meeting of the G4 Countries (Brazil, Germany, India and Japan) in the margins of the 67th Session of the UN General Assembly Joint Press Statement (September 25, 2012)
• Statement by H.E.Mr.Koichiro Gemba Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan At the High-Level Event "Peacebuilding: Way Towards Sustainable Peace and Security" (September 25, 2012)
• Speech by Mr. Koichiro Gemba,Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the High-Level Meeting on the Rule of Law (September 24, 2012) [PDF]
• Statement of Koichiro Gemba, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (High level meeting on the rule of law, Side Event "The fight against corruption and its impact on sustainable economic growth") (September 24, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the attacks on the U.S. diplomatic facility in Libya (September 12, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Situation in Somalia (September 11, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign affairs of Japan on the Refusal by the Government of the Republic of Korea of the Government of Japan's Proposal on the Institution of Proceedings before the International Court of Justice by a Special Agreement (August 30, 2012)
• Statement by Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Passing of Mr. Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (August 22, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on Accession of the Russian Federation to the World Trade Organization (WTO) (August 22, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Passing of H.E. Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, President of the Republic of Ghana, and the Inauguration of H.E. Mr. John Dramani Mahama, Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana, as the New President (July 25, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on Libya's Constitutional Assembly election (July 9, 2012)
• Remarks by H.E. Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan (July 8, 2012)
• World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction in Tohoku Welcoming Remarks by Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Opening Ceremony (July 3, 2012)
• World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction in Tohoku Remarks by Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Reception (July 3, 2012)
• United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) Opening Remark by H.E. Mr. Koichiro GEMBA,Official Side Event Organized by the Government of Japan (June 21, 2012)
• Speech by Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (June 20, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Worsening Situation in Syria (June 8, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Election of the Next Chief Executive Officer of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) (June 8, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Massacre in Houla, Syria (May 28, 2012)
• Speech by H.E. Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Occasion of the 18th International Conference on the Future of Asia: Building a "High-Quality Society" through Network Diplomacy (May 24, 2012)
• Remarks by H.E. Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Meeting on Afghanistan on the occasion of the NATO Summit (May 21, 2012)
• Minister Gemba's speech at the reception in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Israel (May 1, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Appointment of Mr. Yukio Takasu as Under-Secretary-General for Management of the United Nations (April 26, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Presidential Election in Timor-Leste (April 18, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Terrorist Attacks in Afghanistan (April 16, 2012)
• Statement by Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Issuance of a Statement by the President of the United Nations Security Council regarding North Korea's Launch of the Missile, which it calls a "Satellite" (April 16, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on Adoption of United Nations' Security Council Resolution on the Syrian Issue (April 15, 2012)
• East Asia Low Carbon Growth Partnership Dialogue Keynote Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba (April 15, 2012)
• On the Passing of Prof. Bingu Wa Mutharika, President of the Republic of Malawi, and the Inauguration of Hon. Joyce Hilda Banda, Vice-President of the Republic of Malawi, as the New President (April 9, 2012)
• Foreign Minister Gemba's Speech on Japan's Diplomacy in the Future at "A Talk with Foreign Minister Gemba" (Overview) (April 5, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Legislature By-Election in Myanmar (April 4, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Presidential Runoff Election in Senegal (March 28, 2012)
• Minister Gemba's Speech at a Reception in Commemoration of the Great East Japan Earthquake (March 12, 2012)
• Video Message by Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Koichiro Gemba at the International Energy Seminar on "Smart Community Proposals for Reconstructing the Disaster-Affected Areas" (March 2, 2012)
• Comments by Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Koichiro Gemba on the Agreement between the United States and North Korea (February 29, 2012)
• Japan's efforts in the global agenda -Implementing "Full Cast Diplomacy" and expanding the frontiers of international cooperation-: Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) (February 28, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Presidential Election in Yemen (February 25, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Rejection of the UN Security Council's Resolution on the Syrian Situation (February 5, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Khmer Rouge Trial: the Appeal Judgement by the Supreme Court Chamber on Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch), former Chairman of the S-21 Security Center (February 3, 2012)
• Foreign Policy Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba to the 180th Session of the Diet (January 24, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Presidential Election in Taiwan (January 14, 2012)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Situation in Myanmar (January 13, 2012)
• Speech by Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba at the Japan National Press Club; Japan's Prosperity Depends on its Ties to the Asia-Pacific (December 14, 2011)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Approval by the Indonesian Parliament for Indonesia's Ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) (December 6, 2011)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Intrusion into and Acts of Vandalism at the British Embassy by Demonstrators in Iran (November 30, 2011)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Signing of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Initiative by H.E. Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of the Republic of Yemen (November 24, 2011)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Situation in Egypt (November 24, 2011)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors' Resolution on Iran's Nuclear Issue (November 19, 2011)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Re-election of Judge Hisashi Owada as Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) (November 11, 2011)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Accession of the Russian Federation to the World Trade Organization (November 10, 2011)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the National Constituent Assembly Election in Tunisia (October 24, 2011)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Situation in Libya (October 21, 2011)
• Statement by Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Situation in Myanmar (Release of Political Prisoners) (October 14, 2011)
• Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Election of Judge Shunji Yanai, as President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) (October 2, 2011)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the Mini-Summit on the Humanitarian Response to the Horn of Africa (September 24, 2011)
• Statement by Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Recent Situation in the Middle East Peace Process (September 24, 2011)
• Africa Reception at the 66th U.N. General Assembly; Speech by H.E.Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (English) (French) (September 23, 2011)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the United Nations Summit Meeting on Somalia (September 23, 2011)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the 7th Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the CTBT (September 23, 2011)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the Launch of the Global Counterterrorism Forum (September 22, 2011)
• Remarks by H.E. Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Opening Session of the Interactive Session of the United Nations High-level Meeting on Nuclear Safety and Security (September 22, 2011)
• Opening Remarks and the Statement by H.E. Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the Commitment to Accelerate Progress on the MDGs(September 21, 2011)[PDF]
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Terrorist Attack in Afghanistan (September 21, 2011)

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