Japan-Colombia Relations 
September 2011
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in 1908 (reestablished in 1954)
- Number of Residents (2011):
- Number of Japanese Nationals residing in Colombia: 1,407
- Trade with Japan (2009):
- Export: 47,300 million yen (coffee, flowers)
- Imports: 108,900 million yen (automobiles, rubber products)
- Direct Investment from Japan:
- 13.04 million dollars (2008)
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loan Aid: Cumulative total of 67,316 million yen (FY 2009)
- Grant Aid: Cumulative total of 11,145 million yen (FY 2009)
- Technical Assistance: Cumulative total of 27,857 million yen (FY 2009)
VIP Visits
- Japan to Colombia
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Year Name 2000 Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Kiyohiro Araki 2002 Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration (Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs) Shigeo Uetake 2006 Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration (Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs) Katsutoshi Kaneda 2008 Ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Hitoshi Kimura
Member, House of Representatives Shoichi Nakagawa
Member, House of Representatives Taimei Yamaguchi
Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone
2009 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasutoshi Nishimura
Senior Vice-Minister of Finance Watanabe Takeshita2010 Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Hirotake Akamatsu
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shuji Kira2011 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ikuo Yamahana - Colombia to Japan
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Year Name 2000 Foreign Minister Guillermo Fernandez de Soto
Vice President Gustavo Bell2001 Environment Minister Juan Mayr 2003 Minister of Environment and Land Development Cecilia Rodriguez
Director of International Cooperation Agency of Colombia, President’s aide German Alberto Bula Escobar2004 Foreign Minister Carolina Barco
Minister of Agriculture Carlos Gustavo Cano2005 President Alvaro Uribe 2007 Senator Marta Lucia Ramirez de Rincon 2008 Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Luis Guillermo Plata
Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo
Vice President Francisco Santos
2009 Senator Nancy Patricia Gutierrez Castaneda
Minister of Finance Oscar Iran Zuluaga Escobay2010 Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez
Minister of Defence Gabriel Silva Lujan
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Luis Guillermo Plata
Minister of Emvironment Sandra Bessudo
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Sergio Diaz-Granados
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2009)
1,153.4 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
59.4 million yen (Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects)
- Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Colombia for the Liberalization, Promotion and Protection of Investment
- English Text [PDF]
, AnnexI [PDF], AnnexII [PDF], AnnexIII [PDF] - Spanish Text [PDF], AnnexI [PDF], AnnexII [PDF], AnnexIII [PDF]
- English Text [PDF]
- Japan-Colombia Foreign Ministers' Meeting (September 13, 2011)
- Japan-Colombia Summit Meeting (September 12, 2011)
- Cabinet Decision on the Signing of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Colombia for the Liberalization, Promotion and Protection of Investment (September 9, 2011)
- Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Juan Manuel SANTOS CALDERÓN, President of the Republic of Colombia (September 6, 2011)
- The Substantial Agreement on Negotiation respect to Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Colombia for the Liberalisation, Promotion and Protection of Investment (December 22, 2010)
- Emergency Assistance for Flood Disaster in the Republic of Colombia (December 9, 2010)
- Visit to the Republic of Colombia and the United States by Mr. Shuji Kira, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (August 3, 2010)
- Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the project in the Republic of Colombia (May 2010)
- Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Kanat SAUDABAYEV, Secretary of State ? Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (March 2010)
- Second Review Conference of the Anti-Personnel Landmine Ban Convention (November 2009)
- The First Round of Negotiations on a Bilateral Investment Agreement between Japan and Colombia (April 2009)
- Emergency Assistance for Flood Disaster in the Republic of Colombia (March 2009)
- Attendance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting and Official Visit to Colombia by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs (November 2008)
- Statement by Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) Hostages Rescued by Colombian National Army (July 2008)
- Mr. Hitoshi Kimura, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit the Republic of Colombia (May 2008)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Incursion of Colombian Troops into Ecuadorian Territory (March 2008)
- Statement by Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) by the Republic of Colombia (January 2008)
- Assistance through the World Food Programme (WFP) to Cambodia, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Colombia (January 2008)
- Assistance through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Republic of Colombia (April 2007)
- Invitation Program for Colombians concerned with the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) (January 2007)
- Assistance for "Integrated Approach for the Protection of Vulnerable Populations Affected by the Colombian Conflict on Ecuador's Northern Border" Project (April 2006)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of Japan's Draft Resolution on Small Arms and Light Weapons at the Plenary Session of the United Nations General Assembly (December 2005)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of Japan's Draft Resolution on Small Arms and Light Weapons at the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (October 2005)
- Visit to Japan by Dr. Alvaro Uribe Velez, President of Colombia (April 2005)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the Draft Resolution entitled "The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects" Submitted by Japan at the United Nations General Assembly (December 2004)
- Assistance for "Support for Internally Displaced Persons Communities in Colombia" (May 2004)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the Draft Resolution entitled "The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Aspects" submitted by Japan at the United Nation's General Assembly (December 2003)
- Statement by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Kidnapping of a Japanese in Colombia (November 26)
- Emergency Aid for the Colombian Refugees and Displaced People in Colombia (March 2001)
- On the Hijacking and Kidnapping Incident in Colombia (Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (April 1999)
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Dr. Andres Pastrana Arango, President of the Republic of Colombia, and Mrs. Nohra Puyana De Pastrana (Announcement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (April 1999)
- Emergency Aid to Colombia for Earthquake Disaster Relief (February 1999)
- Emergency Aid to Colombia for Earthquake Disaster Relief (January 1999)
- Dispatch of Japan Disaster Relief Team to Colombia for Earthquake Disaster Relief (January 1999)
Press Secretary's Press Conference on Colombia
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | May | 20 |
| 2006 | March | 24 |
| 2005 | October | 4 |
| April | 5 | |
| 2003 | December | 26 |
| 2001 | March | 13 |
| 1999 | May | 11 |
| April | 16, | |
| February | 5 , | |
| January | 26, 29 , |
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