Press Conference by Press Secretary

April 2001

24 April

  1. Announcement on parliamentary elections in Montenegro
  2. Announcement on the conclusion of the hostage episode in Istanbul
  3. Announcement on assistance to the Palestinians
  4. Comment on the decisions of US Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Thomas Fargo on the Ehime Maru incident
  5. Japan-US initiatives on submarine visits to Japanese ports
  6. Follow-up questions on aid to the Palestinians
  7. Questions on developments in the Middle East
  8. Visit by Director-General Toshinori Shigeie of the Middle East and African Affairs Bureau to the Middle East
  9. Follow-up questions on the hostage episode in Turkey
  10. Communication between Japan and the Republic of Korea on the issue of junior high school history textbooks

20 April

  1. Questions on the issuance of a visa to former President Lee Teng-hui of Taiwan
  2. The visa issue and relations between Japan and the People's Republic of China
  3. Questions concerning Japan-Taiwan relations
  4. Question on the announcement of a decision on the visa issue

17 April

  1. Statement on the increased tensions in the Middle East
  2. Follow-up questions on the situation in the Middle East
  3. Questions on the issuance of a visa to former President Lee Teng-hui of Taiwan
  4. Question on the investigation into the Ehime Maru incident

13 April

  1. Statement on the intensification of violence between the Israelis and the Palestinians
  2. Questions on the recent collision between the American and Chinese aircraft
  3. Question on the sale of weapons to Taiwan by the United States of America

10 April

  1. Questions on the reaction of the Government of Japan to developments in relations between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China
  2. Questions on the textbook issue and relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea
  3. Question on the issuance of a visa to former President Lee Teng-hui of Taiwan

6 April

  1. Communication between Minister for Foreign Affairs Yohei Kono and Israeli and Palestinian ministers
  2. Question on the issuance of a visa to former President Teng-hui Lee of Taiwan
  3. The approval of the Diplomatic Bluebook
  4. Question on the situation following the recent collision between the American and Chinese aircraft
  5. The authorization of junior high school history textbooks
  6. Questions on the upcoming diplomatic schedule

3 April

  1. Questions on the position of the Government of Japan on the Framework Convention on Climate Change
  2. Questions on the recent collision between American and Chinese aircraft
  3. Question on the entry of the USS Chicago into Sasebo port

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