Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Hirofumi Nakasone Archives
December 2008

26 December

Opening Statement
- Emergency Grant Aid to Tackle the Cholera Outbreak in the Republic of Zimbabwe
Measures against Piracy Cases off the Coast of Somalia
Reflections on the Past Year and Future Prospects
Plans for Overseas Visits

Opening Statement
- (1) Signing of the Japan-Vietnam Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- (2) Extension of the Replenishment Support Special Measures Law
Measures against Piracy Cases off the Coast of Somalia

Opening Statement
- The Second Japan-Australia Joint Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations (2+2 Meeting)
North Korean Issues
The Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting

Opening Statement
- (1) Attendance at the Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- (2) Emergency Grant Aid for Flood Disaster in the Republic of Yemen
The Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting
Entry by Chinese Marine Research Vessel into the Territorial Waters of the Senkaku Islands
Visit to Japan by Mr. Naryshkin Sergei Evgenievich, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation
North Korean Issues
Activities Undertaken to Prevent the Conducting of Scientific Whaling

Opening Statement
- Visit to Japan by Ambassador Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
North Korean Issues
Attendance of the Minister for Foreign Affairs at the Convention on Cluster Munitions Signing Ceremony