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Press Conference by Press Secretary

September 1999

28 September

  1. International Cooperation Festival '99
  2. Situation in North Korea
  3. Situation in East Timor
  4. Japan's contributions to the Multinational Forces in East Timor

24 September

  1. Japan's assistance to Taiwan in the aftermath of the earthquake
  2. Situation in East Timor
  3. Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Koumura and Foreign Secretary Jaswant Singh of the Republic of India
  4. Status of the situation regarding the Japanese hostages in Central Asia
  5. Visit to Japan by Coordinator for North Korea William Perry of the United States

21 September

  1. Japan's humanitarian aid for East Timor
  2. The easing of sanctions imposed by the United States on North Korea
  3. Japan's response to the earthquake in Taiwan
  4. Possible bank scandal in Japan

17 September

  1. Review of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Meeting in Auckland
  2. Overview of the current situation concerning East Timor
  3. Review of the United States-Japan-Republic of Korea trilateral meeting concerning North Korea
  4. Response to media criticism concerning comments made by Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Koumura in regard to East Timor
  5. Form of Japanese personnel and financial support to multinational peacekeeping operations in East Timor
  6. Japan's position in regard to the possible lifting of sanctions imposed on North Korea

10 September

  1. Announcement on the visit to the Four Northern Islands by their former inhabitants
  2. Latest developments on the process for the return of the Four Northern Islands
  3. Japan's position in regard to the East Timor issue and the possibility of Japan participating in United Nations Peacekeeping Forces
  4. Possibility of other methods which could be taken to contribute to the resolution of the situation in East Timor
  5. Ministerial meeting attended by the foreign ministers of the countries concerned with East Timor

7 September

  1. Announcement on the agreement between the State of Israel and the Palestinians regarding the implementation of the Wye Memorandum
  2. Announcement on the occurrence of terrorist incidents in Israel
  3. Position of the Government of Japan in regard to the current situation in East Timor
  4. Japan's position in regard to the possibility of withdrawing International Monetary Fund (IMF) financing from the Republic of Indonesia
  5. Agenda of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee on Assistance to the Palestinians to take place in Tokyo
  6. Focus of Japan's agenda in the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in New Zealand
  7. Expectations of Japan in regard to North Korea in light of the talks taking place between the United States and North Korea
  8. Effect on Silk Road diplomacy of the kidnapping of four Japanese experts in the Republic of Kyrgyz
  9. Initiatives of Japan in the multilateral track in regard to the Middle Eastern peace process
  10. Schedule of Japan's bilateral talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings
  11. Presence of the Japanese flag at press conferences for the foreign media in Japan
  12. Consultation and cooperation between Japan and the United Kingdom in the area of military affairs
  13. Possibility of dispatch of Japanese Self Defense Forces (SDF) to East Timor
  14. Possibility of future financial assistance to Indonesia
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