Speeches and Statements by Former Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura
(September 2004 - October 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Approval of the Draft Constitution of Iraq by the National Referendum (October 25, 2005)
- Message from His Excellency MACHIMURA Nobutaka, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the occasion of the Fourth Informal Meeting on Further Actions against Climate Change (October 20, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. MACHIMURA Nobutaka, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the IAEA and its Director General ElBaradei (October 11, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. MACHIMURA Nobutaka, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Adoption of the Joint Statement at the Fourth Round of the Six-Party Talks (September 20, 2005)
- Address by H.E. Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Sixtieth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations "A New United Nations and Japan" (September 17, 2005)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Machimura Nobutaka, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Special Meeting on Financing for Development during the High-level Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (September 14, 2005)
- H.E. Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Summit Meeting of the Security Council (September 14, 2005)
- Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura's Message concerning Incidents in Baghdad (September 1, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Completion of Evacuation of Settlers from the Gaza Strip and Parts of the Northern West Bank (August 24, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Submission of the draft constitution of Iraq to the National Assembly (August 23, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. MACHIMURA Nobutaka, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the assassination of Mr. Lakshman Kadirgamar, Foreign Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (August 13, 2005)
- Messages of Condolences on the Demise of King Fahd Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (August 2, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Killing of Mr. Ali Balarousi, Algerian Charge d'Affaires to Iraq (July 28, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Killing of Mr. Ihab El-Sherif, Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq (July 8, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Completion of disarmament phase of the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Programme in Afghanistan (July 7, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Iraq International Conference, Brussels (June 22, 2005)
- Chairman's Statement of the Seventh ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting KYOTO, 6-7 MAY 2005 (May 7, 2005)
- Speech by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Informal Dinner Discussion on "The Millennium Declaration and Monterrey Consensus" (May 3, 2005)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the 2005 NPT Review Conference (May 2, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Entry into Force of the UN-Cambodian Agreement on the Khmer Rouge Trials (May 2, 2005)
- Opening Statement by H.E. Mr. Nobutaka Machimura at the Meeting on UN Reform (April 29, 2005)
- Speech by Foreign Minister of Japan Nobutaka Machimura on the Japan's Global Strategy and the Japan-US Global Partnership on the 60th Anniversary of the End of World War II (April 29, 2005)
- Address by Foreign Minister of Japan Nobutaka Machimura on the Occasion of the Asian-African Ministerial Meeting (April 20, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the new President and Prime Minister of the Iraqi Transitional Government (April 8, 2005)
- Messages of Condolences by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobutaka Machimura on the passing away of His Holiness Pope John Paul II (April 3, 2005)
- Message from H.E. Mr. Nobutaka MACHIMURA, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan to H.E. Mr. Somsavat LENGSAVAD, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Japan and the Lao People's Democratic Republic (March 4, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon publication of the report of Mr. Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the United Nations (March 21, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Statement of the Standing Committee of the National Security Council of the Republic of Korea (March 18, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) concerning the Africa's position on Security Council reform (March 8, 2005)
- Message from Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobutaka Machimura concerning the Earthquake in Zarand in southeastern Iran (February 22, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Decision by Australia to Send its Troops to Al-Muthanna Province in Iraq (February 22, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Entry into Force of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Meeting between Israeli and Palestinian Leaders in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (February 9, 2005)
- Message from Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nobutaka Machimura to the British Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw concerning the deaths of British soldiers in Iraq (February 1, 2005)
- Message from Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura on the Opening of the 2005 EU-Japan Year of People-to-People Exchanges (January 2005)
- Policy Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobutaka Machimura to the 162nd Session of the Diet (January 21, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on a "Millennium Project" Report (January 18, 2005)
- Congratulatory Messages from Mr. Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan, to Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, New President (Ra'ees) of the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority, and from Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to Dr. Nabeel Sha'ath, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority (January 11, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the election of Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, the Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) for the new Ra'ees of the Palestinian Interim Self-government Authority (January 11, 2005)
- Messages of Condolence on the Murder of Governor Ali Radhi Al-Haydary of Baghdad Province (January 5, 2005)
- Prime Minister Koizumi and Foreign Minister Machimura Send Messages to the Leaders of the Countries Hit by the Tsunami caused by the Large-scale Earthquake off the Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia (December 28, 2004)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Presidential Runoff Revote in Ukraine (December 28, 2004)
- Prime Minister Koizumi and Foreign Minister Machimura Send Messages to the Leaders of the Countries Hit by the Disasters Caused by the Large-scale Earthquake off the Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, and the Tsunami in Neighboring Countries (December 27, 2004)
- Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Presidential Election in Ukraine (December 3, 2004)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on a Report of the High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change (December 1, 2004)
- Message from Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nobutaka Machimura to the British Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw concerning the murder of the British national in Iraq (November 18, 2004)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Signing of the Bill to Ratify the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by the President of the Russian Federation (November 5, 2004)
- Opening Remarks by Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura at the TICAD Asia-Africa Trade and Investment Conference Reception (TICAD-AATIC) (November 1, 2004) [PDF]
- Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, issued today the following statement in an interview with Aljazeera TV, APTN, Reuters and CNN International (October 27, 2004)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on Japan's Election as Non-permanent Member in the 2004 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Election of Five Non-permanent Members (October 16, 2004)
- Opening Speech by Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura at the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI), Third Meeting of Donor Committee and Expanded Meeting (Tokyo Meeting) (October 13, 2004)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Decision of the Government of Russia to Ratify the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (September 30, 2004)
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