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Press Conference by Press Secretary

April 2003

25 April

  1. Schedule of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Visit to Europe
  2. Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi to visit the Middle East
  3. Developments in respect to the situation in Iraq
  4. Update on severe acute respiratory syndrome-related travel advice
  5. Question concerning tripartite talks in Beijing

22 April

  1. Japan's assistance for the reconstruction of Iraq
  2. Telephone conversation between Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi and Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Sergeyevich Ivanov of the Russian Federation
  3. Telephone conversation between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of the Italian Republic
  4. New travel advice concerning severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
  5. Conference of Japanese ambassadors to African countries
  6. Questions concerning Japan's reconstruction assistance to Iraq
  7. Question concerning possible visit to the Middle East by Foreign Minister Kawaguchi
  8. Question concerning possible visit to Europe by Prime Minister Koizumi
  9. Question concerning Japan's stance on nuclear non-proliferation

18 April

  1. Assistance to Iraq by Japanese civilians through the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) of the United States of America
  2. Telephone conversation between the Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and President George W. Bush of the United States
  3. Visit to Japan by Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Jose Ramos Horta of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
  4. Questions concerning reopening of Embassy of Japan in Baghdad
  5. Questions concerning upcoming multilateral talks involving North Korea
  6. Question concerning dispatch of Japanese civilians to ORHA
  7. Questions concerning cost of reconstruction of Iraq
  8. Question concerning Iraqi debt to Japan
  9. Question concerning possible attendance by Japanese Government officials at upcoming Boao Forum for Asia

15 April

  1. Announcement of visit by President Abdoulaye Wade of the Republic of Senegal
  2. Question concerning possible multilateral talks with North Korea
  3. Question concerning travel advisories for the United States, London and Beijing
  4. Question concerning the reconstruction of Iraq

11 April

  1. Tenth Japan-Islamic Republic of Iran Deputy-Ministerial Regular Consultation
  2. Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi and Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Joschka Fischer of the Federal Republic of Germany
  3. Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi and Minister of Foreign Affairs Dominique de Villepin of the French Republic
  4. Questions concerning Japan's involvement in the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) of the Department of Defense of the United States of America

10 April

  1. Question concerning information sources in Iraq
  2. Question concerning reconstruction of Iraq

9 April

  1. Upcoming visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi to Europe
  2. Questions concerning Japan's position on the role of the United Nations in postwar reconstruction of Iraq
  3. Question concerning visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi to the People's Republic of China
  4. Questions concerning Japanese nationals remaining in Iraq
  5. Question concerning upcoming meeting of the Japan-US Private Sector/ Government Commission

8 April

  1. Task Force on Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Assistance to Iraq
  2. Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi to the People's Republic of China
  3. Follow-up questions concerning reconstruction assistance to Iraq
  4. Questions concerning Foreign Minister Kawaguchi's upcoming visit to Europe
  5. Questions concerning North Korea
  6. Questions concerning Foreign Minister Kawaguchi's visit to China
  7. Question concerning travel advisory in connection with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

7 April

  1. Non-project grant aid to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  2. Telephone conversation between Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi and Secretary of State Colin Powell of the United States of America
  3. Appointment of Ambassador in Charge of Conflict and Refugee-related Issues in Africa
  4. Travel advice concerning severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
  5. Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi to the People's Republic of China
  6. Follow-up question concerning Japan's humanitarian assistance
  7. Follow-up questions concerning Foreign Minister Kawaguchi's visit

4 April

  1. Visit to the People's Republic of China by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi
  2. Minister for Foreign Affairs Kawaguchi plans to visit Europe
  3. Special Advisor to the Cabinet Yukio Okamoto to visit Middle East
  4. Travel warning expected to be issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs today
  5. Question concerning possible North Korean missile launch
  6. Question concerning Minister for Foreign Affairs Kawaguchi's visit to Europe
  7. Question concerning Special Advisor Okamoto

3 April

  1. Travel warning concerning severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
  2. Follow-up questions concerning travel warning
  3. Question concerning possible trip by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi to Europe
  4. Question concerning possible missile launch by North Korea
  5. Question concerning Japan's humanitarian assistance

2 April

  1. Question concerning Japan's suspension of humanitarian assistance on the border area of the Syrian Arab Republic
  2. Question concerning civilian casualties in the war in the Republic of Iraq
  3. Question concerning the freedom of movement of Iraqi nationals
  4. Questions concerning the time frame of the war in Iraq
  5. Question concerning Japan's aim on the diplomatic front
  6. Question concerning contact with Iraqi opposition leaders
  7. Question concerning Japan's characterization of the war in Iraq
  8. Question concerning Japanese refueling operations in the Indian Ocean
  9. Question concerning Japanese nationals in Iraq

1 April

  1. Appointment of Ambassador in charge of reconstruction assistance to Iraq Fumiaki Takahashi
  2. Suspension of humanitarian assistance in the Syrian Arab Republic
  3. Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi and Commander in Chief of the United States Pacific Command Admiral Thomas B. Fargo
  4. Questions concerning missile launch by North Korea
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