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April 2006

28 April: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasuhisa Shiozaki to visit the Republic of Korea
  2. Nomination of Ambassador for Global Environmental Affairs Mutsuyoshi Nishimura as representative of the Government of Japan on climate change
  3. Second Japan-Philippines Political and Security Consultation
  4. Situation in Belarus
  5. Question concerning the abduction issue
  6. Questions concerning possible revision of the defense guidelines

27 April (Internet Press Chat Conference): Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Japan-China 21st Century Exchange Program
  2. Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Bomb Attacks in Dahab, Egypt
  3. Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the reinstatement of the House of Representatives in the Kingdom of Nepal
  4. Mr. Yasushi Akashi, Representative of the Government of Japan, to attend the Extraordinary Meeting of the Co-chairs of Tokyo Donors Conference on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka
  5. Prof. Akiko Yamanaka, Vice-Minister (Parliamentary) for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Greece, Serbia and Montenegro and Kosovo (under UN interim administration)
  6. The second meeting of the Supervisory Committee on the agreement between Japan and the Republic of Singapore for New-Age Economic Partnership
  7. Negotiations to revise the convention between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income
  8. Japan-India Annual Dialogue on Disarmament and Non-proliferation
  9. Grant aid to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Lao People's Democratic Republic
  10. Joint exercise of the Japan Coast Guard and the Russian Border Service
  11. Follow-up questions concerning the Japan-China 21st Century Exchange Program
  12. Questions concerning Japan-ROK bilateral relation

25 April: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on nominating Iraqi new Prime Minister and others
  2. Statement by the Press Secretary on the deteriorating situation in the Kingdom of Nepal
  3. Japan-Austria Joint Press Statement on the occasion of the visit by Federal Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel of the Republic of Austria to Japan
  4. The 2nd Meeting of the Joint Study Group for the Japan-Vietnam Economic Partnership Agreement
  5. Dispatch of special envoy for the presidential inauguration ceremony in the Republic of Costa Rica
  6. Grant aid (food aid) to the Republic of Maldives
  7. 14th Town Meeting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  8. Questions concerning remarks by President Roh Moo Hyun of the Republic of Korea on Takeshima Island
  9. Questions concerning realignment of US forces

21 April: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Japan-New Zealand bilateral meeting
  2. Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
  3. Vice-Minister (Parliamentary) for Foreign Affairs Kiyohiko Toyama to attend the International Energy Business Forum (IEBF) and the International Energy Forum (IEF)
  4. Japan-Iran Director-General Consultation
  5. Exchange of notes concerning the Cooperation on Information Assurance and Computer Network Defense
  6. Japan-US working level meeting on security issues
  7. National Trade Estimate Report (2006)
  8. Grassroots human security grant aid to Al-Muthanna, Iraq
  9. Assistance for "Reducing Socio-Economic Vulnerabilities of Selected Peri-Urban and Informal Mining Communities in Mongolia" Project
  10. Assistance for "Integrated Approach for the Protection of Vulnerable Populations Affected by the Colombian Conflict on Ecuador's Northern Border" Project
  11. Assistance for "Natural disasters in Peru: from Damage Limitation to Risk Management and Prevention" Project
  12. Questions concerning assistance to Palestinian Territory
  13. Questions concerning the hydrographic survey in the Sea of Japan
  14. Questions concerning Abduction case of Megumi Yokota

18 April: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. The 15th Japan-EU Summit Meeting
  2. Visit to Japan by Federal Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel of the Republic of Austria
  3. Visit to Japan by Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis of the Republic of Latvia
  4. Visit to Japan by Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka of the Republic of South Africa
  5. The 2nd scoping consultation meeting with a view to starting negotiations for the Japan-Brunei Economic Partnership Agreement
  6. Grant aid (food aid) to Mongolia
  7. Upcoming speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso at the Digital Hollywood University in Akihabara
  8. Question concerning research in the Sea of Japan
  9. Questions concerning Takeshima Island
  10. Questions concerning territorial disputes
  11. Questions concerning ban on maritime traffic in the East China Sea
  12. Questions concerning realignment of US forces

14 April: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. 4th round of negotiations on Japan-Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
  2. 1st consultation on consular affairs between Japan and the Republic of Turkey
  3. Executive committee for Japan-Thailand 120th anniversary of declaration of amity and commerce
  4. Courtesy call on Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso by former US Ambassadors to Japan Thomas S. Foley and Walter F. Mondale
  5. Questions concerning senior level meetings on military realignment

13 April (Internet Press Chat Conference): Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on a bomb attack in Karachi, Pakistan
  2. Preparatory Meeting for the Fourth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM 4) between Japan and the members of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
  3. Japan-US working level meeting on security issues
  4. The First Japan-Russia Mixed Cultural Commission
  5. Food aid to the Republic of Haiti
  6. Questions concerning Six-Party Talks
  7. Question concerning announcement of results of Korean abductees' DNA examinations
  8. Question concerning China's tariffs on auto parts
  9. Question concerning realignment of US forces

11 April: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Visit to Japan by Brazilian cabinet mission
  2. The Fifth Meeting of the Governmental Consultations on the Legal Framework concerning Trilateral Investment among Japan, China and the Republic of Korea, and the Governmental Mechanism for the Improvement of Business Environment
  3. The 1st Japan-Russia Mixed Cultural Commission
  4. Questions concerning third round of negotiations of the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
  5. Questions concerning husband of Ms. Megumi Yokota
  6. Question concerning FTA proposal by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
  7. Questions concerning bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue (NEACD)
  8. Follow-up questions concerning the Fifth Meeting of the Governmental Consultations on the Legal Framework concerning Trilateral Investment among Japan, China and the Republic of Korea, and the Governmental Mechanism for the Improvement of Business Environment
  9. Questions concerning Japan's policy on the Hamas government
  10. Question concerning security situation in Iraq
  11. Question concerning Japan-Palestine energy talks

7 April: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on the arrest of persons concerned with political parties and others in the Kingdom of Nepal
  2. Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsutoshi Kaneda to visit the People's Republic of China
  3. Joint statement entitled "Towards the building of strategic and multi-layered partnership between Japan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"
  4. Vice-Minister (Parliamentary) for Foreign Affairs Akiko Yamanaka to attend the 67th session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
  5. Third round of negotiations of the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
  6. 5th meeting of Japan-Russia Joint Committee on the Environment
  7. Technical Agreement between Japan and the Republic of the Philippines
  8. Completion of the project for the Rehabilitation of Roads in Ar-Rumaitha
  9. Assistance to the project, Coordinated Rural Development of IDP and Refugee impacted Communities in the Somali Regional State (SRS) of Ethiopia
  10. Grant aid for the project for Expansion and Modernization of the Talara Fishery Port in the Republic of Peru
  11. Teaching assistance to elementary schools in Misawa, Aomori by American Air Force personnel
  12. Question concerning Japan's ODA
  13. Question concerning an alleged Japan-China foreign ministerial meeting
  14. Questions concerning North Korean officials visit to Japan
  15. Question concerning East China Sea gas field
  16. Questions concerning US-Japan realignment issue
  17. Follow-up question concerning Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on the arrest of persons concerned with political parties and others in the Kingdom of Nepal
  18. Follow-up questions concerning teaching assistance to elementary schools in Misawa, Aomori by American Air Force personnel

4 April: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on the death of the consular officer of the Consulate General of Japan in Shanghai
  2. Establishment of the Investigative Committee on Information Security
  3. Statement by the Press Secretary on the presidential election in Benin
  4. Establishment of the Japan-China Economic Affairs Division
  5. Visit to Japan by Ms. Ann M. Veneman, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
  6. Visit by Vice-Minister (Parliamentary) for Foreign Affairs Kiyohiko Toyama to India
  7. The Ninth Japan-EU High Level Meeting on the Environment
  8. Signing of the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China Regarding Mutual Assistance and Cooperation in Customs Matters
  9. Exchange of messages between Japanese and Mexican foreign ministers on the occasion of the 1st anniversary of the entry into force of the Japan-Mexico Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
  10. Emergency assistance for the earthquake disaster in Mid-Western Iran
  11. Yen loan to the Republic of Costa Rica
  12. Yen loan to the Kingdom of Morocco
  13. ODA simulation game
  14. Follow-up questions concerning visit of UNICEF Executive Director
  15. Follow-up questions concerning the Investigative Committee on Information Security
  16. Question concerning visit to Japan by Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo of the Republic of the Philippines
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