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Speeches and Statements by Former Prime Minister Taro Aso

• Statement on the Passing of Former President Kim Dae Jung of the Republic of Korea (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website) (August 18, 2009)
• Statement on the Passing of Former President Corazon Aquino of the Philippines (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website) (August 1, 2009)
• Press Conference Following the G8 Summit 2009 in L'Aquila (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website) (July 10, 2009)
• Message on the occasion of the Thirteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU Summit) (July 1, 2009)
• Opening remarks at Joint Press Opportunity with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (July 1, 2009)
• Speech "Japan's Diplomacy: Ensuring Security and Prosperity" (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website) (June 30, 2009)
• Statement on the Enactment of the Law on the Penalization of Acts of Piracy and Measures against Acts of Piracy (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website) (June 19, 2009)
• Comment on the adoption of a United Nations Security Council resolution concerning the nuclear test by North Korea (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website) (June 13, 2009)
• Message on the Fulbright/CULCON Joint Symposium "Japan & US Soft Power: Addressing Global Challenges" (June 12, 2009)
• Speech on the Environment (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website) (June 10, 2009) [English] [Japanese]
• Statement on Nuclear Test by North Korea (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet Official Website) (May 25, 2009)
• Press Conference by Prime Minister Taro Aso and Premier Toke Tufukia Talagi of Niue Following the Fifth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM5) (May 23, 2009)
• Speech on the Occasion of the 15th International Conference on The Future of Asia "Overcoming the Economic Crisis to Rekindle a Rapidly Developing Asia" (May 21, 2009) [English] [Japanese]
• Policy Speech on the Occasion of His Visit to Europe "A Japan-Europe Partnership to Surmount Global Challenges" (May 5, 2009)
• Address at the Gathering with the Japan-China Future Business Leaders "My Message to Inspire and Encourage the Japan-China Future Leaders" (April 30, 2009) [English] [Chinese (PDF)] [Japanese]
• Press Conference following His Visit to the People's Republic of China (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website) (April 30, 2009)
• Address at the Friends of Democratic Pakistan Ministerial Meeting and the Pakistan Donors Conference (April 17, 2009)
• Statement on Their Majesties' Visit to Canada and the State of Hawaii, the United States of America (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website) (March 13, 2009)
• Statement Concerning the "Draft Law on the Penalisation of Acts of Piracy and Measures against Acts of Piracy" and the Cabinet Decision on the Approval of the Prime Minister concerning Maritime Police Operations (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website) (March 13, 2009)
• Message on the occasion of the Twelfth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU Summit) (February 1, 2009)
• Policy Speech to the 171st Session of the Diet (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet Official Website) (January 28, 2009)
• Statement on the inauguration of President Obama as President of the United States of America (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website) (January 21, 2009)
• Statement on the Completion of the mission of the Air Self-Defense Force in Iraq (November 28, 2008)
• Press Conference following the 16th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website) (November 23, 2008)
• Press Conference following His Visit to the United States of America (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet Official Website) (November 15, 2008)
• Statement on the Election of Senator Barack Obama as President of the United States of America (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet Official Website) (November 5, 2008)
• Press Conference following the Visit to the People's Republic of China (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet Official Website) (October 25, 2008)
• Remarks at the Reception to Commemorate the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Conclusion of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People's Republic of China "My Personal Conviction regarding Japan-China Relations" (October 24, 2008) [English] [Chinese (PDF)] [Japanese]
  
• Policy Speech to the 170th Session of the Diet (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet Official Website) (September 29, 2008)
• Address at the High-level evening event on the food and climate change crises convened by the UN Secretary-General (September 25, 2008)
• Address at the Sixty-Third Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (September 25, 2008)
  • Video (United Nations Official Website)

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