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June 2006

30 June: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on situation in Israel and the Palestinian region
  2. Statement by the Press Secretary on the national referendum in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to amend the draft constitution
  3. Visit by Mr. Katsutoshi Kaneda, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to China and Mongolia
  4. Visit by Mr. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to South Africa and Hong Kong
  5. Visit by Dr. Kiyohiko Toyama, Vice-Minister (Parliamentary) for Foreign Affairs, to Laos and Sri Lanka
  6. Visit to Japan by Mr. Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
  7. Ceremony to start project for construction of diesel power station in Samawah, Iraq
  8. 6th Japan-China Consultation Concerning the East China Sea and Other Matters
  9. Selection of member states of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
  10. Signing of the Agreement on Technical Cooperation between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of Zambia
  11. The Third Negotiations for the Conclusion of the Social Security Agreement (tentative translation) between Japan and Australia
  12. Decision by Brazil to adopt Japanese version for high-definition TV
  13. Questions concerning maritime survey
  14. Questions concerning Tokyo Conference II: Consolidation of Peace in Afghanistan
  15. Questions concerning abduction issue

27 June: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Announcements
  2. Follow-up questions concerning the ASEAN-Japan Counter-Terrorism Dialogue
  3. Follow-up questions concerning the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) Agreement
  4. Question concerning potential Japanese response to developments in the North Korean abduction issue
  5. Question concerning the latest developments regarding the potential test-launch of a missile by North Korea
  6. Questions concerning the provision of patrol boats to the Indonesian Government by the Japanese Government
  7. Question concerning developments in the Takeshima issue

23 June: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Prime Minister Maliki of Iraq expresses gratitude for the activities of the Self-Defense Forces
  2. Yen loan to China for FY2005
  3. Grant aid to the Republic of Mali

22 June (Internet Press Chat Conference): Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Visit to the Middle East by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
  2. Mr. Shintaro Ito, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to attend the UN Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons
  3. Visit to Japan by Mr. Mohamed Benaissa, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco
  4. Prime Minister Maliki of Iraq expresses gratitude for the activities of the Self-Defense Forces
  5. Emergency grant aid for humanitarian assistance to the Darfur region, Sudan
  6. Grant aid
  7. Questions concerning North Korean ballistic missile
  8. Question concerning resumption of US beef import
  9. Question concerning redeployment of Ground Self-Defense Force from Iraq

20 June: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. The Self-Defense Forces (SDF) in Iraq
  2. Provision of yen loan to Iraq (prior notification)
  3. Follow-up question concerning provision of yen loan to Iraq
  4. Questions concerning North Korean missile
  5. Questions concerning Takeshima

16 June: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Return of their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan to Japan following their visit to Southeast Asia
  2. Emergency grant aid through international organizations for Internally Displaced Persons (IPDs) from unrest in Timor-Leste
  3. Earthquake disaster in Central Java, Republic of Indonesia: end of Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team (Self-Defense Forces [SDF] unit) activities
  4. Assistance for Crossing the Bridge of Peace: Victim Assistance and Mine Risk Education for Human Security in Sudan project
  5. Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the agreement between the Republic of Cameroon and the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the territorial dispute over the Bakassi Peninsula
  6. Start of preparations for the dispatch of an election observation mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo
  7. Exchange of Diplomatic Notes concerning the entry into force of the agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Malaysia for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
  8. Visit to Japan by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and two other ministers of state of the Republic of Rwanda
  9. Prof. Akiko Yamanaka, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to visit Geneva
  10. Prof. Akiko Yamanaka to visit Podgorica, capital of Montenegro
  11. Second Tokyo Conference on Consolidation of Peace
  12. Non-grant aid to Indonesia for the Project for Construction of Patrol Vessels for the Prevention of Piracy, Maritime Terrorism and Proliferation of Weapons
  13. Questions concerning the planned trip by the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan (FCCJ) to Takeshima

9 June: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Teleconference between Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso and President Kay Rala Xanana Gusumao of Timor-Leste
  2. Announcements
  3. Question concerning situation in Timor-Leste
  4. Question concerning upcoming EEZ talks between Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK)

8 June (Internet Press Chat Conference): Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso on the situation in Timor-Leste
  2. Notices and announcements
  3. Question concerning abduction issue
  4. Questions concerning situation in Timor-Leste
  5. Questions concerning upcoming EEZ talks between Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK)

6 June: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Previous notices and announcements
  2. New yen aid loan from the Government of Japan to the Government of the People's Republic of China
  3. Notices and announcements
  4. Question about relations between Japan and China

2 June: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Statement by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Iranian nuclear issue: US proposal on negotiations with Iran
  2. Japan's dispatch of personnel and emergency grant aid for the earthquake disaster in Central Java, Republic of Indonesia
  3. Other notices and announcements
  4. Grant aid
  5. Follow-up questions concerning Japan's dispatch of personnel and emergency grant aid for the earthquake disaster in Indonesia
  6. Questions concerning provision of patrol boats to Indonesia by the Government of Japan
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