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Speeches and Statements by Former Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura

• Statement on the Unanimous Adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution on the Extension of the Authorization of the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) in Afghanistan (September 23, 2008)
• Statement on the Situation in Georgia and South Ossetia (September 9, 2008)
• Statement on Russia's Recognition of the Independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia (August 27, 2008)
• Message of Sympathy to Mr. Miguel Angel Moratinos Cuyaube, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain, on the Airplane Crash in Spain (August 21, 2008)
• Statement on the Death of Mr. Levy Patrick Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (August 20, 2008)
• Statement on the Emergency Humanitarian Aid with regard to Armed Clashes in Georgia (August 15, 2008)
• Statement on the Agreement of a Roadmap to Peace between Russia and Georgia (August 14, 2008)
• Statement on the Situation in Georgia (August 12, 2008)
• Statement on the Intensification of Armed Clashes in South Ossetia (August 9, 2008)
• Message on the Occasion of the Fifteenth Summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (August 2, 2008)
• Statement on FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) Hostages Rescued by Colombian National Army (July 3, 2008)
• Statement on the Situation in Zimbabwe (Presidential Run-off) (June 30, 2008)
• Statement on the current Situation in Zimbabwe (June 24, 2008)
• Statement on the Kidnapping Incident of a Japanese National in Iran (June 15, 2008)
• Statement at the International Conference in Support of Afghanistan (June 12, 2008)
• Speech "Toward the Realization of Asian Century" (June 2, 2008)
• Statement on the Dublin Conference on Cluster Munitions (Adoption of Draft Convention) (May 30, 2008)
• Speech "Growth of the Mekong Benefits ASEAN, and Growth of ASEAN Benefits Japan" (May 23, 2008)
• Message of Sympathy to Mr. Yang Jiechi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, on the Train Crash in Western Shandong Province, China (April 28, 2008)
• Policy Speech "Education for All: Human Resource Development for Self-Reliance and Growth" (April 23, 2008) [English] [French (PDF)] [Japanese]
• Statement on the Completion of the Signing of the Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Partnership among Japan and Member States of the ASEAN (AJCEP Agreement) (April 14, 2008)
• Keynote Speech "Building Peacebuilders for the Future" at the Tokyo Peacebuilders Symposium 2008 (March 24, 2008)
• Statement on the Result of the Presidential Election in Taiwan (March 22, 2008)
• Statement on the Recognition of the Republic of Kosovo (March 18, 2008)
• Statement on the terrorist shooting attack in Jerusalem (March 7, 2008)
• Statement on the Adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1803 concerning Iran's Nuclear Issue (March 4, 2008)
• Statement on the Agreement on the Principles of Partnership of the Coalition Government in Kenya (February 29, 2008)
• Speech "Global Water Governance - Improving Access to Safe Water and Sanitation -" at the Water and Sanitation Symposium "The International Year of Sanitation - A Platform for Action in Africa and Asia" (February 22, 2008) [English] [French (PDF)] [Japanese]
  • Global Water Governance - Improving Access to Safe Water and Sanitation - (Material) [PDF]
• Speech "Asia: Building the International Stability" at the 44th Conference of the Munich Conference on Security Policy (February 10, 2008)
• Opening statement at the JCMB Political Directors level meeting (February 5, 2008)
• Statement on the Ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) by the Republic of Colombia (January 31, 2008) [Outline] [Full Text]
• Speech "Japan: A Builder of Peace" (January 24, 2008)
• Policy Speech to the 169th Session of the Diet (January 18, 2008)
• Statement on lifting of the situation in Kenya (January 5, 2008)
• Speech "Japan and Tanzania: Partners towards a Vibrant Africa" (January 4, 2008)
• Statement on The Government of Sri Lanka's withdrawal from the Ceasefire Agreement (January 4, 2008)
• Statement on Terrorist Attack targeting former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto (December 28, 2007)
• Address at the 61st Meeting of the Nippon Keidanren Board of Councillors (December 26, 2007)
• Statement on the Announcement by President Bush on Significant Reduction in the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Stockpile (December 19, 2007)
• Statement on lifting of the State of Emergency in Pakistan (December 15, 2007)
• Statement on the Bombing Attacks in Alger, the capital of Algeria (December 12, 2007)
• Statement on the Annapolis Conference (November 28, 2007)
• Statement on the Appointment of Ambassador Shotaro Oshima as member of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (November 28, 2007)
• Statement on Sending of Officials to North Korea for the Disablement of Nuclear Facilities (November 26, 2007)
• Address "Global Health and Japan's Foreign Policy - From Okinawa to Toyako -" (November 25, 2007) [English] [French (PDF)] [Japanese]
• Statement on the Cyclone Disaster in Bangladesh (November 19, 2007)
• Address at the 62nd Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (September 28, 2007)

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