Japan-Libya Relations
June 2007
BASIC DATA
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in 1957. Embassy of Japan in Libya was opened in 1973.
- Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese Nationals residing in Libya: 33 (December 1999)
- Number of Libyan Nationals residing in Japan: 14 (December 1999)
- Trade with Japan:
- Exports: U.S. $ 47.1 million (1999) (Seafood)
- Imports: U.S. $ 2.0 million (1999) (automobiles, steel, tyre tubes)
- Direct Investment from Japan:
- None
VIP Visits
- From Japan to Libya:
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Year Name 1998 Japan-Libya Friendship Association Mission (Headed by former Foreign Minister Koji Kakizawa) 1999 Delegation to attend a trade and investment symposium (Headed by former Foreign Minister Koij Kakizawa) 2000 Senior State-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Kiyohiro Araki - From Libya to Japan:
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Year Name 2000 Secretary for Economy and Trade Dr. Zlitini
- Mr. Takeshi Iwaya, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Libya (May 2007)
- Statement by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the US's Restoration of Full Diplomatic Relations with Libya (May 2006)
- Visit to Japan of Judo Athletes from the Middle East (January 2006)
- Japan-Libya Consultations on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issue (Summary) (June 30, 2004)
- Visit by Special Envoy of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan, Ichiro Aisawa to Egypt and Libya (Overview and Results) (June 2004)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of IAEA Board of Governors' Resolution concerning Libya's Nuclear Issue (March 2004)
- Statement by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on Libya's Signing of the IAEA Additional Protocol (March 2004)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Entry into Force of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) for Libya (February 2004)
- Statement by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Decision by Libya to Abandon Weapons of Mass Destruction (December 2003)
- Comment by the Press Secretary on the Enactment of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Extension Act of 2001 (August 2001)
- Statement by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on the Extradition of Two Suspects in the Lockerbie Incident (April 1999)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on Libya's Decision on the Two Lockerbie Suspects (March 1999)
Press Secretary's Press Conference on Libya
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | March | 12 |
| February | 6 | |
| 2000 | February | 25 |
| 1999 | April | 6 |
| March | 26 |
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