Press Conference by Press Secretary

November 1999

26 November

  1. Announcement of the visit of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi to the Republic of Indonesia and also on the upcoming ASEAN+3 Summit Meeting in Manila
  2. Announcement on the State Visit of His Majesty King Abdullah Il Bin Al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah
  3. Issues relating to the announcement of Japan's Comprehensive Assistance Package to Jordan
  4. Questions relating to Japan's possible financial assistance to ASEAN countries and issues raised concerning the ASEAN+3 Summit Meeting and the possible participation of the Peoples' Republic of China in the forthcoming G8 Summit
  5. Questions regarding meetings between Japanese and Republic of Cuba officials and other issues

19 November

  1. Announcement on the dispatch of Air Self Defense Forces aircraft for transporting relief material in the Republic of Indonesia
  2. Signing of the ratification bill of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) by the Russian Federation
  3. Specific responsibilities of the Self Defense Forces in the implementation of activities in Indonesia
  4. Current state of Japan-Australia relations
  5. Concerning the possibility of a visit to Indonesia by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi
  6. Japan's position regarding its status within the United Nations

16 November

  1. Announcement on the Government of Japan's decision to provide emergency relief to the Republic of Turkey
  2. Announcement about the conclusion of bi-lateral negotiations between the United States of America and the Peoples' Republic of China on China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO)
  3. Visit to Japan by President Abdurrahman Wahid of the Republic of Indonesia
  4. Statement by Governor Shintaro Ishihara of Tokyo Prefecture on the Status of Taiwan
  5. Prospects for Ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

12 November

  1. Visit to Japan of President Abdurrahman Wahid of the Republic of Indonesia and Mrs. Wahid
  2. Visit to Japan of Minister of External Affairs Jaswant Singh of the Republic of India
  3. Visit to Japan of Special Envoy to the Chief Executive Sahabzada Yaqub Khan of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  4. Other matters pertaining to the visit to Japan of President Wahib and the current situation in Indonesia
  5. Expectations for the visit of External Affairs Minister Singh
  6. Japan's foreign policy position in regard to democracy
  7. Japan's position on the Chechnya situation
  8. Other issues

9 November

  1. Announcement on the Meeting of the Inter-sessional Support Group of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)
  2. Announcement on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) Resolution at the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
  3. Japan's position on the current situation in the Republic of Indonesia
  4. Concerning the role of the United Nations in defining national sovereignty

5 November

  1. Official Working Visit to Japan by Secretary-General Kofi Annan of the United Nations and Mrs. Annan
  2. State Visit to Japan by His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah
  3. Japan's position on comments by Policy Coordinator on North Korea Dr. William Perry of the United States appearing in the Asahi Shimbun
  4. Potential visit by External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh of the Republic of India
  5. Additional information on the visit of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Jordan
  6. Concerning the potential visit to Japan of President Boris Yeltsin of the Russian Federation

3 November

  1. Statement on the demise of former Ambassador of Canada to the Republic of Peru Anthony G. Vincent
  2. Meeting between Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of the Federal Republic of Germany and Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi
  3. Government of Japan's position in regard to press reports on the possibility of rigging at the election for the Director-General of UNESCO
  4. Other issues concerning UNESCO

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