Press Conference by the Press Secretary Archive
March 2008

Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Koumura on "Building Peacebuilders for the Future"
Announcement of visits to Japan by foreign dignitaries
Japan and Saudi Arabia co-hosting "the 6th Seminar of the Dialogue among Civilizations between Japan and the Islamic World"
Announcement of development assistance extended by Japan
Questions concerning the scheduling of the speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Koumura on "Building Peacebuilders for the Future"
Questions concerning entry to Japan of the president elect of Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou
Questions concerning "the 6th Seminar of the Dialogue among Civilizations between Japan and the Islamic World" co-hosted by Japan and Saudi Arabia
Questions concerning Japan's diplomacy with China with regard to the current situation in Tibet
Questions concerning possible protest demonstrations in Nagano City during the passing of the Olympic Torch Relay
Questions concerning reports of missing Japanese nationals abroad

Recognition by the Government of Japan of the Republic of Kosovo
Announcement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Koumura concerning the outreach sessions of the upcoming G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit
Upcoming visit by Foreign Minister Koumura to the Gabonese Republic to chair a session of the final preparatory conference for TICAD IV
Announcement of visits to Japan by foreign dignitaries
Announcement on "the Seminar on National Reconciliation of Iraq"
Announcement on region-to-region exchanges between Japan and the Russian Federation
Announcement on recent decisions by Japan to provide assistance packages to five African states
Dispatch of election monitoring mission from Japan to Nepal
Questions concerning TICAD IV
Questions concerning Japan-People's Republic of China relations in the light of recent events in Tibet
Questions concerning Japan's position in discussions concerning the climate change issue
Question concerning the outcome of the meetings between US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill and Mr. Kenichiro Sasae, Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Visit by Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Osamu Uno to the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Tunisia
The fourth round of the negotiation on the Trilateral Investment Agreement among Japan, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea
Japan-Cambodia Workshop on enforcement of the Chemical Weapons Convention
Visit to Japan by the Rt Hon Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Announcements on Japan's Official Development Assistance
Questions concerning the Islamic Republic of Iran
Questions concerning the Government of Japan's position on nuclear weapons
Follow-up questions concerning the Islamic Republic of Iran

Statements on the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1803 concerning the Islamic Republic of Iran's nuclear issue and on the agreement on the coalition government in the Republic of Kenya
The Japan-Africa Journalists Symposium on African Development
Visit to Japan by Foreign Minister Sanjaasurengiin Oyun of Mongolia and President Stjepan Mesic of the Republic of Croatia
Provision of loan assistance by Japan to the Republic of Ghana and the Republic of Niger
Japan-Federal Republic of Germany exchange of notes concerning the replenishment of vessels engaged in duties related to counter-terrorism maritime interdiction activities
"Dispatches from Japan" available on the MOFA website
Questions concerning the People's Republic of China
Questions concerning Japan-Socialist Republic of Viet Nam relations