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Press Conference by Press Secretary

February 1998

27 February

1. Press conference announcements
   1. Inauguration of President Kim Dae Jung of the Republic of Korea
   2. Meeting between President Ryutaro Hashimoto and President Heydor Aliyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan
   3. Planned visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs Gohar Ayub Khan of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
   4. U.S.-Japan Common Agenda for Cooperation in Global Perspective
2. Japan-Republic of Korea relations
3. Japan-Republic of Korea fisheries issue
4. Economic situation in the Republic of Indonesia
5. Forest fires in the Republic of Indonesia
6. Japan's aid to Africa

24 February

1. Press conference announcements
   1. Visit to Moscow by Minister for Foreign Affairs Keizo Obuchi
   2. Efforts by Secretary-General Kofi Annan of the United Nations toward a diplomatic solution to the situation in the Republic of Iraq
2. Negotiations for the conclusion of the Japan-Russian Federation peace treaty
3. Possible Japan-United States-China-Russia dialogue
4. Overall assessment of the visit to Moscow by Minister for Foreign Affairs Keizo Obuchi
5. Results of the visit to the Republic of Iraq by Secretary-General Kofi Annan of the United Nations
6. Japan's intention to provide an untied Export-Import Bank of Japan yen loan to the Russian Federation
7. Japan-Russian Federation relations
8. Change in the visa process for Japanese business people
9. Japan's foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region

20 February

1. Press conference announcements
   1. Background and schedule of the visit to the Russian Federation by Minister for Foreign Affairs Keizo Obuchi
   2. Significance of the visit to the Russian Federation by Minister for Foreign Affairs Keizo Obuchi
   3. The situation in the Republic of Iraq
2. Japan's assistance to countries in Asia facing financial crises

17 February

1. Press conference announcements
   1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nagano Olympics Homepage
   2. Situation in the Islamic State of Afghanistan
   3. Elections in the Kingdom of Cambodia
2. Sending of a United Nations technical team to the Republic of Iraq
3. Visit to Moscow by Minister for Foreign Affairs Keizo Obuchi
4. Diplomatic efforts in regard to the situation in the Republic of Iraq
5. International peace and stability
6. Possible four-party security consultations
7. Financial crisis in Asia
8. Developments in the Korean Peninsula Development Organization (KEDO)
9. Republic of Korea-North Korea Olympic esprit de corps

13 February

1. Press conference announcements
   1. Exchange of greetings between President Boris Yelstin of the Russian Federation and Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto
   2. Reeducation of retired Russian Federation military personnel
   3. Recent developments regarding the situation in the Republic of Iraq
2. Visit to Japan by U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Bill Richardson
3. Situation in the Republic of Iraq
4. Olympic Truce Resolution
5. Japan-U.S. Guidelines for Defense Cooperation regarding situations in areas surrounding Japan

10 February

1. Press conference announcements
   1. Visit to Japan by newly-elected Prime Minister Jenny Shipley of New Zealand
   2. Visit to Japan by U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Bill Richardson
2. Diplomatic efforts in regard to the situation in the Republic of Iraq
3. Choice of a venue for the visit to Japan by President Boris Yeltsin of the Russian Federation
4. Japan Special Economic Mission to East Asian countries
5. Discussions regarding the visit to Japan by Prime Minister Chernomyrdin of the Russian Federation
6. Japan-Russian Federation Fisheries Framework Agreement

6 February

1. Press conference announcements
   1. New flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina
   2. Dispatch of a Japanese expert to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to Croatia
   3. Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem
2. Situation in the Republic of Iraq
3. Contacts between the Government of Japan and other countries regarding the situation in Iraq
4. Japanese assistance to the Republic of Indonesia

3 February

1. Press conference announcements
   1. General accord of the Civil Air Transport Agreement between Japan and the United States of America
   2. Japan's diplomatic efforts with respect to the Kingdom of Cambodia
   3. Implementation of the Hashimoto-Yeltsin Plan
   4. Situation in the Republic of Iraq
2. Japan diplomacy in regard to the situation in Iraq
3. Visit to Japan by the Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China
4. Russian efforts to resolve the situation in Iraq
5. Japan-Russian Federation fishing agreement
6. Japan-U.S. aviation talks

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