Press Conference by the Press Secretary Archives March 2013

28 March

• Press Conference by Deputy Press Secretary / Deputy Director-General for Press and Public Diplomacy Naoko Saiki
  1. I. Seventh Japan-India Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue
  2. II. Japan-EU Summit Telephone Talks
  3. III. Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida and European Commissioner for Trade Karel de Gucht
  4. IV. Visit by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Mongolia
  5. V. Third Round of negotiations on the Japan-Mongolia Economic Partnership Agreement

21 March

• Press Conference by Deputy Press Secretary / Deputy Director-General for Press and Public Diplomacy Naoko Saiki
  1. TICAD V Ministerial Preparatory Meeting
  2. Seven Foreign Ministers call for Arms Trade Treaty Now
  3. Japan-Bangladesh Low Carbon Growth Partnership
  4. Appointment of Ambassador in charge of Arctic Affairs
  5. The Seventh International MANGA Award
  6. First round of negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement among Japan, PRC and ROK
  7. Questions concerning the Arctic ambassador
  8. Follow-up questions concerning the Arctic Council
  9. Follow-up questions concerning Arctic resources
  10. Questions concerning TICAD V

14 March

• Press Conference by Deputy Press Secretary / Deputy Director-General for Press and Public Diplomacy Naoko Saiki
  1. Awarding of the Second Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize
  2. Election of His Holiness Pope Francis
  3. Japan's contribution to Canada
  4. Ninth Asian Senior-level Talks on Non-Proliferation
  5. 21st Japan-EU Summit Meeting
  6. Visit to Japan by the Prime Minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea
  7. Visit to Japan by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front Peace Negotiating Panel

7 March

• Press Conference by Deputy Press Secretary / Deputy Director-General for Press and Public Diplomacy Naoko Saiki
  1. Reappointment of the IAEA Director-General
  2. New rector of the United Nations University
  3. “GUAM+Japan” Agriculture Workshop
  4. “Central Asia plus Japan” Dialogue
  5. Visit to Japan by the President of the Republic of Slovenia
  6. Question concerning the response to the recent announcements by North Korea
  7. Questions concerning high-level contacts with China