Press Conference by the Press Secretary Archive
May 2006

Japan's assistance for earthquake disaster in Central Java, Republic of Indonesia
Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso on the 2+2 process
Other announcements and statements
Follow-up questions concerning the visit to Japan by the Hon. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda
Question concerning the Meeting of the Four Co-chairs of the Tokyo Conference on the Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka

Extraordinary Meeting of the Four Co-chairs of the Tokyo Conference on the Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka to be held in Tokyo
Visit to Japan by Mr. Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank (WB)
Debt relief to the Dominican Republic
Joint press conference for the Fourth Meeting of the Japan-Arab Dialogue Forum

Visit to Canada and the United States of America by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on the presidential election in Union of Comoros
Visit to Japan by Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of Defence of India
Visit to Japan by Mr. Sar Kheng, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and his spouse, Madam Nhem Sakhan
Visit to Japan by Iraqi karate players
Entry into force of Agreement on Duty-Free Treatment of Multi-Chip Integrated Circuits (MCPs)
Grant aid to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Statement by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the establishment of the new Government of Iraq
Death of Dr. Lee Jong-wook, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)
The 12th Intergovernmental Consultation on Japan-China Cultural Exchange
Third Meeting of the Joint Governmental Study for strengthening economic relations between Japan and Switzerland
The Fourth Meeting of Japan-Arab Dialogue Forum
Question concerning East China Sea gas talks
Question concerning Takeshima issue
Question concerning Japan-China foreign ministers' meeting
Questions concerning China Cultural Center
Questions concerning Fourth Japan-Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Summit Meeting
Questions concerning FY2007 budget
Question concerning withdrawal of Self-Defense Forces (SDF) from Iraq

Japan-China 21st Century Exchange Program
Preliminary discussion with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
Second round of the negotiations on the Japan-Chile Economic Partnership Agreement
Mr. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to attend the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) and other meetings
Japan-ROK Press Secretary Consultation
Ambassador Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan, to attend the World Economic Forum on the Middle East
Dispatch of an observer for the referendum in Montenegro
The 12th Annual Meeting of the Japan-Russia Agreement on Avoiding Incidents at Sea
Handover ceremony of grassroots human security grant aid to the Governorate of Al-Muthanna
Grant aid to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Grant aid to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Question concerning alleged ballistic missile testing by North Korea
Question concerning Japan-China foreign ministers' meeting

Japan-China 21st Century Exchange Program
Meeting of council on Japan's public diplomacy
Handover ceremony of solid waste and sewage treatment vehicles and of equipment for repair and maintenance of roads in Samawah, Iraq
Emergency grant aid to the African Union for supporting its initiatives concerning the Darfur issue
Questions concerning realignment of US forces

Dispatch of a special envoy to attend the inauguration ceremony of the President of the Republic of Haiti
Visit to Japan by Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon of the Kingdom of Thailand
Question concerning search of a North Korean vessel
Questions concerning Japan-China talks
Question concerning Japan-China relations
Follow-up question concerning Foreign Minister Kantathi's visit

Statement by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the United Nations Human Rights Council Election
Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shotaro Yachi to visit Europe
Visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs Besnik Mustafaj of the Republic of Albania
Visit to Japan by Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit of Egypt
The United Nations Workshop on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Bangkok
The African Festa 2006
Assistance for "Strengthening Human Security for Women in Mobile Populations through Health Education and HIV/AIDS Care in Papua New Guinea" Project
Grant Aid to the Republic of Ecuador
Question concerning World Food Programme's assistance operations to North Korea
Question concerning police investigations into the abduction issue of the Japanese nationals
Question concerning Japan-China gas talks

Presentation ceremony of the project for providing equipment for Al-Muthanna border police
Grant aid to Republic of Nicaragua for a project for the construction of Boaco General Hospital
Technical assistance to the Republic of Panama
Great Egyptian Construction Project
Environmental Pollution Abatement Project in Egypt
Yen loan to Republic of Tunisia
Japan-China Comprehensive Policy Dialogue
Japan-Russia joint coast guard exercise
Protocol of 1996 to Amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976
Appointment of Mr. Motoo Noguchi as International Judge of Khmer Rouge Trials in Cambodia
Mr. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit the United States
Visit to Japan by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern of Ireland
Visit to Japan by Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Visit to Japan by Secretary-General Kofi Annan of the United Nations
Follow-up questions concerning the Japan-China Comprehensive Policy Dialogue