Press Conference by the Press Secretary Archive
July 2007

20 July: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Japan-China 21st Century Friendship Program farewell reception hosted by the Japan Foundation
  2. Recent updates to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website

17 July: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Japan-Burkina Faso bilateral consultation
  2. Telephone conversation between Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  3. Visit to Japan by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Dr. Ibrahim Gambari, Special Advisor on Myanmar and the International Compact with Iraq
  4. Visit by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Masaharu Kohno to the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  5. Questions concerning North Korea

13 July: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Fourth meeting between Japan and Viet Nam on Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations
  2. Tenth Meeting of Japan-ROK Joint Committee on Cooperation in Environmental Protection
  3. Meeting between Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Kenichiro Sasae and US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill
  4. Welcoming reception for the Japan-China 21st Century Friendship Program
  5. Questions concerning the Six-Party Talks

12 July (Internet Press Chat Conference): Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Grant Aid to the Republic of Uzbekistan for the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarships
  2. Meeting for Launching Intellectual Assistance Consortium for Improvement of Education and Research System for the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur (IIITDMJ)
  3. Address by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso on Japan's policies toward Latin America
  4. Questions concerning the Six-Party Talks

10 July: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Foreign Minister's Commendations for FY 2007
  2. Visit to Japan by Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Managing Director of Grameen Bank
  3. Visit to Japan by Vice President and Head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs Pascal Couchepin of the Swiss Federation
  4. Seventh Japan-Iran Consultation on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues
  5. Industry Workshop in Manila on Implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
  6. Question concerning the Six-Party Talks
  7. Follow-up questions concerning the Seventh Japan-Iran Consultation on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues

6 July: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi

  1. Japan's involvement in the International Criminal Court (ICC)
  2. G8 Secretariat office in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  3. 4th Japan-Iran Human Rights Dialogue
  4. Second Round of Negotiations on the Japan-Switzerland Economic Partnership Agreement

3 July: Assistant Press Secretary Noriyuki Shikata

  1. Visit to Japan by Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong of Viet Nam
  2. Visit to the Italian Republic by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeshi Iwaya
  3. Japan to Send Observers to the Ninth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU Summit)
  4. Seminar on Prevention and Crisis Management of Chemical and Biological Terrorism
  5. Questions concerning Japan-Myanmar relations

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