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Press Conference by Press Secretary

April 2004

30 April

  1. Statement by Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on the recent conflicts between the Israeli Defense Forces and the Palestinians
  2. Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on the adoption of the United Nations Security Council resolution on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)
  3. Question concerning Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi's health condition
  4. Question concerning assistance for railway incident in Ryongchon, North Korea

27 April

  1. Dispatch of Mr. Taro Nakayama, Special Envoy of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan
  2. Japan-Jordan Joint Training Program for Power Network System in Iraq
  3. Question concerning alleged report by the US Department of State
  4. Question concerning train incident in Ryongchon, North Korea
  5. Question concerning governing body of Iraq

23 April

  1. Grant assistance to the Kingdom of Nepal
  2. Question concerning possible new case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
  3. Questions concerning Fifty-seventh World Health Assembly (WHA) of the World Health Organization (WHO)

20 April

  1. Follow-up question concerning cooperation with the French Republicraq
  2. Questions concerning self-responsibility in terms of security situation in Iraq
  3. Questions concerning supposed statements made by officials of the Defense Agency
  4. Questions concerning involvement of United Nations in Iraq
  5. Question concerning Japan's security arrangements
  6. Question concerning property in Samawah of the Self-Defense Forces
  7. Questions concerning travel advisories for Iraq
  8. Question concerning visit to Japan by Executive Director of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) Charles Kartman

16 April

  1. Upcoming sixth meeting of foreign ministers of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)
  2. Questions concerning release of Japanese hostages in Iraq
  3. Questions concerning situation of Japanese remaining in Iraq
  4. Question concerning task force dealing with the hostage situation
  5. Question concerning the Acquisition and Cross-servicing Agreement (ACSA)
  6. Questions concerning demands of the hostage-takers
  7. Question concerning operations of Al-Jazeera television station
  8. Questions concerning payment of services involved in the hostage situation

13 April

  1. Question concerning the whereabouts of taxi driver of the three hostages
  2. Question concerning the alleged report on the release of the hostages within 24 hours
  3. Question concerning the number of Japanese in Iraq
  4. Question concerning the reported release of 12 other hostages

9 April

  1. Dispatch of Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ichiro Aisawa to Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  2. Follow-up questions concerning Senior Vice-Minister Aisawa's dispatch to Amman
  3. Questions concerning release of Republic of Korea hostages in Iraq
  4. Questions concerning operations of the Government of Japan
  5. Questions concerning demands of the hostage takers
  6. Questions concerning possibility of participation by Self-Defense Forces (SDF) in rescue operations
  7. Question concerning upcoming visit of Vice President Richard Cheney of the United States of America
  8. Questions concerning communication with other governments
  9. Questions concerning deadline given by hostage takers
  10. Questions concerning security situation in Iraq
  11. Questions concerning family members of hostages
  12. Questions concerning task forces set up to deal with hostage situation
  13. Questions concerning operations at Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  14. Question concerning hostage takers
  15. Question concerning previous crisis situation
  16. Questions concerning timing of first report
  17. Follow-up question concerning hostages of the Republic of Korea
  18. Question concerning operations of the Self-Defense Forces
  19. Question concerning relations with Arab nations

6 April

  1. Emergency grant of assistance for Liberia by the Japan Platform
  2. Statement by Press Secretary Takashima regarding the Sri Lankan parliamentary election
  3. Ministeral meeting of peace consolidation and economic development of the Western Balkans
  4. Questions regarding the recent situation in Iraq
  5. Question regarding the situation in North Korea
  6. Questions regarding the recent situation in Iraq

2 April

  1. Visit of the Vice President of the United States of America to Japan
  2. Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi's visit to the People's Republic of China
  3. Trilateral coordination meeting on North Korea
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