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Japan-Guinea Relations

December 2010

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:

14 November, 1958 (Date of recognition of the State)

Number of Residents:

Number of Japanese nationals residing in the Republic of Guinea: 37 (as of Oct. 2005)

Number of Guinea nationals residing in Japan: 257 (as of Dec. 2004)

Trade with Japan (2005):

Exports: 129 million yen (marine products, etc.)

Imports: 1,516 million yen (automobiles, steel, etc.)

Direct Investment from Japan (cumulative total fiscal 1951-2004):

$ 11 million

Japan's Economic Cooperation:

List of Exchange of Notes

Loans: 16.0 billion yen (2004)

Grants: 39.5 billion yen (2004)

Technical cooperation: 5.08 billion yen

Recent VIP Visits

From Japan to the Republic of Guinea:

Year	Name
2004 Aug.	Members of the House of Representatives, Yoshitaka MURATA and Seigo KITAMURA
2004 Sep.	Member of the House of Representative, Yoshio YATSU
2004 Dec.	Ambassador in charge of Conflict Resolution and Refugee-Related Issues in Africa, Keitaro SATO
2005 Feb.	Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Katsuyuki KAWAI
2005 Jun.	Member of the House of Representative, Daishiro YAMAGIWA

From the Republic of Guinea to Japan:

Year	Name
2001 Dec.	Minister, Secretary General, Cooperation, KABA
2002 Dec.	Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, FALL
2003 Sep.	Prime Minister, SIDIME Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, FALL Minister of Agriculture and Stockbreeding, SARR Minister of Fisheries, KOUYATE
2004 Jun.	Minister of Fisheries, DIALLO
2005 Jun.	Minister of Fisheries, TOURE Minister of Transport, CONDE
2005 Aug.	Minister of Cooperation, DIALLO Minister of Trade, Industry and Medium and Small Enterprises, CAMARA

Cultural Exchanges

Mission of researchers for West African primates

Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2004)

141.0 million yen (Cultiral Grant Aid)

Recent Trends

Bilateral economic cooperation has been developing, mainly in food aid, construction of schools, provision of water. In the presidential election that took place in December 2003, Lansana CONTE was reelected. General Strikes were carried out in February and June 2006 due to economic problems such as wages, prices of basic goods.

• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Announcement of the Final Result of the Presidential Election in the Republic of Guinea (December 2010)
• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Holding of the Second Round Voting for the Presidential Election in the Republic of Guinea (November 2010)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the use of Military Force by the Armed and Security Forces Against the Anti-Military "Government" Movement in Guinea (September 2009)
• Emergency Grant Aid for the Electoral Process in the Republic of Guinea (June 2009)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Demise of His Excellency Mr. Lansana Conte, President of the Republic of Guinea, and on the Situation in Guinea (December 2008)
• Food Aid through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) (March 2007)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Appointment of New Prime Minister of Guinea (February 2007)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Deteriorating Situation in Guinea (January 2007)
• Quick Impact Programme for Refugee Zones: Community-based Production Centres and community rehabilitation projects with skills upgrading in Forest Guinea (May 2005)
• Visit to West Africa by Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Katsuyuki Kawai (Summary and Evaluation) (February 2005)
• Mr. Katsuyuki Kawai, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to Visit West African Countries (February 2005)
• Visit by Mr. Keitaro Sato, Ambassador in Charge of Conflict and Refugee-related Issues in Africa, to the Republic of Guinea (Summary and Evaluation) (January 2005)
• Assistance for "Integrated Community Rehabilitation and Income Generating Activities for War Affected Populations and Hosting Communities in the Republic of Guinea" (August 2004)
• Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Lansana Conté, President of the Republic of Guinea (Announcement by the Press Secretary) (December 2002) (Cancelled)

Press Secretary's Press Conference on the Republic of Guinea

• Embassy of Japan in Guinea Web Site