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Press Conference by Press Secretary

March 2004

30 March

  1. Ceremony for the exchange of instruments of ratification of the Japan-US Tax Convention
  2. Request by Ministry of Foreign Affairs to allow participation at press conferences by Foreign Press Registration Card holders
  3. Questions concerning results of recent elections in Taiwan
  4. Questions concerning measures regarding recent Senkaku Islands incident
  5. Question concerning Foreign Minister Kawaguchi's upcoming visit to China

Request concerning participation of the holders of the Foreign Press Registration Cards to on-the-record press conferences held by official bodies

26 March

  1. Japanese assistance for reconstruction of Iraq
  2. Telephone conversation between Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi and Secretary of State Colin Powell of the United States of America
  3. Questions concerning incident on Senkaku Islands
  4. Question concerning reelection of President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan
  5. Question concerning upcoming visit by Foreign Minister Kawaguchi to China
  6. Question concerning six-party talks on North Korean issue

23 March

  1. Killing of Sheik Ahmed Yassin, spiritual leader of the Hamas
  2. Attendance by former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori at state funeral for victims of terrorist bombings in Madrid, Spain
  3. Assistance to Lao People's Democratic Republic for measures against avian influenza
  4. Visit to Japan by delegation led by Dr. Mohammed Bahr Al Uloom, Chairman of the Governing Council of Iraq
  5. Upcoming visit to Japan by Mr. Julian Hunte, President of the 58th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
  6. Follow-up question concerning Foreign Minister Kawaguchi's statement
  7. Follow-up question concerning dispatch of former Prime Minister Mori to Spain
  8. Questions concerning future travel plans by Prime Minister Koizumi and Foreign Minister Kawaguchi

19 March

  1. Grant aid to the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian Territories
  2. Grant assistance for Afghanistan
  3. Assistance for prevention measures for avian influenza in Asian countries
  4. Assistance for victims of recent earthquake in Bam, Islamic Republic of Iran
  5. Assistance for rehabilitation of child soldiers in Republic of Liberia
  6. Grassroots human security grant aid to Iraq for the project for Provision of Emergency Medical Supplies to Al Samawaha General Hospital
  7. Upcoming visit to Japan by Mr. Tommy Thompson, Chairman of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
  8. Upcoming visit to Japan by Secretary General of the League of Arab States Amr Moussa
  9. Questions concerning recent visit to Japan by Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Dai Bingguo of the People's Republic of China
  10. Follow-up question concerning assistance to Palestinian Territories
  11. Follow-up question concerning Secretary General Moussa's upcoming visit
  12. Question concerning upcoming election in Taiwan
  13. Question concerning security measures to prevent possible terrorist attack

16 March

  1. Congratulatory message from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation on his reelection
  2. Food assistance to Republic of Haiti
  3. Grant assistance to Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  4. Question concerning possible withdrawal of troops from Iraq by Kingdom of Spain
  5. Question concerning Japanese security measures against possible terrorist attack
  6. Question concerning domestic security measures

12 March

  1. Condolence messages from leaders of the Government of Japan to leaders of the Government of the Kingdom of Spain on terrorist attacks in Madrid
  2. Launch of the English version of the Koizumi Cabinet E-mail Magazine
  3. Upcoming visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs Leila Rachid of the Republic of Paraguay
  4. Statement by the Press Secretary on the adoption of the resolution of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors concerning Libya's nuclear issue
  5. Question concerning impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun of the Republic of Korea
  6. Question concerning expansion of areas in the People's Republic of China for issuance of group tourist visas
  7. Follow-up question concerning terrorist attacks in Madrid
  8. Question concerning possible resumption of bilateral talks between Japan and North Korea
  9. Question concerning Japanese nationals detained by police in Samawa, Iraq
  10. Question concerning official names of countries

9 March

  1. Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi on the signing of the Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period
  2. Questions concerning latest statement by Foreign Minister Kawaguchi on the recent continued acts of violence in Gaza
  3. Question concerning Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East Tatsuo Arima
  4. Follow-up questions concerning security situation in Iraq

5 March

  1. Contribution for the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq
  2. Funding for the Japan Platform (JPF)
  3. Assistance for measures against avian influenza

2 March

  1. Food aid for Palestinian refugees
  2. Upcoming visit to Japan by Prime Minister Goran Persson of the Kingdom of Sweden
  3. Questions concerning meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi and Minister of Foreign Affairs Dominique de Villepin of the French Republic
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