Press Conference by the Press Secretary Archive
January 2007

Press speculation about resumption of the Six-Party Talks
English text of Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso's policy speech available online
Announcements available on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
Grant aid to the Republic of Uzbekistan
Technical training for medical equipment to the Republic of Iraq
Visit to Japan by Mr. Massimo D'Alema, Deputy Premier and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Italy
Follow-up questions concerning the visit to Japan by Vice President Cheney of the US
Follow-up questions concerning the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
Follow-up questions concerning the Six-Party Talks
Follow-up questions concerning the visit to Japan by Foreign Minister D'Alema of Italy

Decision by President Nambaryn Enkhbayar of Mongolia not to stand in the election for non-permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council
First meeting between Japan and Cambodia on development of Japan-Cambodia Investment Agreement
First meeting between Japan and India on the Japan-India Economic Partnership Agreement
Dispatch of two civilian police officers and three liaison and coordination officers to UNMIT
Questions concerning a report in the press of an unusual event having occurred in North Korea
Question concerning the possible start date of the next round of Six-Party Talks
Question concerning today's foreign policy speech by Foreign Minister Taro Aso

Results of the Japan-Russia Strategic Dialogue
Second Japan-China Press Secretary Consultations
Second "Central Asia plus Japan" Intellectual Dialogue (Tokyo Dialogue)
Question concerning the Discussion of the Territorial Issue in the Japan-Russia Strategic Dialogue
Question concerning Telephone Conversation between Foreign Minister Aso and South Korean Foreign Minister regarding Cooperation in the Six-Party Talks
Question concerning the Meeting between Foreign Minister Aso and a Representative from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Telephone Conversation between Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso and Prime Minister Fouad Siniora of the Republic of Lebanon
Visit to Japan by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, for a Conference of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the Kingdom of Cambodia
Questions concerning Talks between US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill and his North Korean Counterpart
Questions concerning Japan's Response to the New US Policy on Iraq

Announcements Available on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website
Visit to Japan by Prof. Ing Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic
Visit to Japan by Ms. Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Japan-Arab Islamic Journalists Meeting in Tokyo
Reception for the Heart-to-Heart Exchange Program
Questions concerning the Six-Party Talks
Question concerning Visits by Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shotaro Yachi to the Russian Federation and People's Republic of China
Question concerning China's Test Satellite
Question concerning Prime Minister Abe's Recent Visits to Europe and the East Asia Summit (EAS)

Visit to Japan by Mr. Massimo D'Alema, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic
First Meeting of the General Assembly for Japan-Brazil Exchange Year
Question concerning Changes in the Wine Procurement Budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Announcements and documents available on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
Questions concerning the visit of Mr. Taku Yamasaki to North Korea
Questions concerning the relationship between the deployment of fighter jets with the current situation in North Korea
Follow up questions concerning the dispatch of Japanese Government Delegation for Anti-Human-Trafficking Measures
Question concerning Prime Minister Abe's meetings with the French Presidential candidates