Press Conference by the Press Secretary Archive
June 2007

First International MANGA Award
Emergency grant aid for the general elections and the provincial assembly elections of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Visit to Japan by Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Naryshkin of the Russian Federation
50th anniversary celebration for US Forces Japan
Follow-up question concerning the visit to Japan by Deputy Prime Minister Naryshkin of Russia
Questions concerning discussions between Director-General Kenichiro Sasae and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov
Question concerning missile launch by North Korea

Inauguration of Japan as Chair of the UN Peacebuilding Commission
First Technical-Level Meeting of the Four-Party Consultative Unit for the Concept of the "Corridor for Peace and Prosperity"
Japan-Sri Lanka Foreign-Ministerial Meeting and Working Lunch
Sixteenth Japan-Iran Vice-Ministerial Regular Consultation
Question concerning the reported North Korean missile launch
Questions concerning the Iranian nuclear issue

Visit to Japan by President Bharrat Jagdeo of the Republic of Guyana
Visit to Japan by Minister for Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Fourth Dialogue on Environmental Education
Emergency assistance for internally displaced persons in the Republic of Chad and the Central African Republic caused by the effects of the Darfur conflict
Japan-Czech Republic Social Security Agreement
"2007 US Image of Japan Study" poll result
Questions concerning allegations by Ms. Do Chuji that she had been abducted by Japanese authorities
Question concerning the Ninth Japan-China Consultations on the East China Sea and Related Matters
Question concerning inspections of North Korean nuclear facilities by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Question concerning the upcoming visit to Japan by Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Naryshkin of the Russian Federation
Follow-up question concerning allegations by Ms. Do Chuji that she had been abducted by Japanese authorities

The situation in the Republic of the Sudan
Initiation of a Pilot Program for Human Resource Development for Peacebuilding, "Terakoya"
Ninth Japan-China Consultations concerning the East China Sea and Related Matters
Visit to Japan by President Bharrat Jagdeo of the Republic of Guyana
Seventh Round of Negotiations for the Japan-Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement
Third Round of Negotiations on the Japan-India Economic Partnership Agreement
Questions concerning North Korea
Follow-up questions concerning the Ninth Japan-China Consultations concerning the East China Sea
Questions concerning the second phase of the Japan-ROK Joint History Research Committee

Visit to Japan by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam for the signing of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
Visit to Japan by Vice President Karim Khalili of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for the Conference on Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) for the Stabilization of Afghanistan
The Third East Asia Summit (EAS) Energy Cooperation Task Force (ECTF) Meeting
"GUAM + Japan" Meeting
Questions concerning North Korea
Questions concerning reports that former President Alberto Fujimori of the Republic of Peru will run in the upcoming upper house elections
Question concerning the US International Nuclear Fuel for Peace and Nonproliferation Act of 2007
Question concerning the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW)
Question concerning confirmation from the Russian Federation of receipt of North Korean funds
Question concerning the upcoming vote in the US House of Representatives on the comfort women issue

Statement on the bombing of the Al-Askary Mosque in the Republic of Iraq
Meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Hun Sen of the Royal Government of Cambodia
GUAM+Japan Meeting
Japan-India High-Level Policy Consultations on Economic Development
Dispatch of an election observer mission to Timor Leste for National Assembly elections
Question concerning reports on the possible transfer of North Korean funds from Macau
Questions concerning the upcoming visit to Japan by Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Naryshkin of the Russian Federation
Questions concerning the situation in the Palestinian Territories
Follow-up question concerning the bombing of the Al-Askary Mosque
Question concerning the situation in Lebanon

Visit to Japan by H.M. Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam
Courtesy Call Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso by members of the New Japan-China Friendship Committee for the 21st Century
Questions concerning reports on the possible transfer to North Korea of funds from Banco Delta Asia

Visit to Japan by Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen of the Royal Government of Cambodia
Visit to Japan by Sir John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
Japanese grant assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Questions concerning the Fourth Japan-Palestinian Ministerial Consultation Meeting

Meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
Visit to Japan by Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of Palestinian Legislative Council Dr. Ziad Mahmoud Abu-Amr
Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Artis Pabriks
Follow-up questions concerning the meeting between Prime Minister Abe and Russian President Putin
Questions concerning security at the G8 Summit in Heilingendamm

The third meeting between Japan and Viet Nam on Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations
Visit by Mr. Yasushi Akashi, Representative of the Government of Japan, to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso to the Republic of Poland
Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso to the Kingdom of Spain
Question concerning the visit to the Northern Territories by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of the Russian Federation
Question concerning the announcement by ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna) of a breaking of the ceasefire with the Government of Spain
Follow-up questions concerning the visit to the Northern Territories by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of the Russian Federation

Japan-China-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting
Sixth meeting of the New Japan-China Friendship Committee for the 21st Century
Recent gathering of the Tokyo African Club (TAC)
Publication of book "The Arc of Freedom and Prosperity" by Foreign Minister Taro Aso
Follow-up questions concerning the Japan-China-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting
Questions concerning presence of a ROK vessel in Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
Questions concerning the Japan-Russian Federation strategic dialogue