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What's New December 1998

December 28

• On Kosovo Situation (Statement by the Press Secretary)
• The Result of the Study on "Rights of Way" in Japan
• Joint Press Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Iran and Japan on the occasion of the official visit of Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi of Iran to Japan

December 25

• The 14th Disclosure of Diplomatic Records

December 24

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 22 December, 1998
  • Comment by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura concerning the end of the use of military force against the Iraq by the U.K. and the U.S.

December 22

• Embassy of Japan in Poland is now on line!
• Statement by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on the Transition from Special Treatment on Rice to Tariffication

December 21

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 18 December, 1998
  • Comment by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi concerning the use of military forces against Iraq by the U.S. and the U.K.
• Statement by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Mr. Minoru Tamba, at the 7th OSCE Ministerial Council in Oslo
• Comment by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura concerning the End of the Use of Military Forces against Iraq by the U.K. and the U.S.

December 18

• Visit to Japan by Dr. Kamal Kharrazi, Foreign Minister of Iran

December 17

• Comment by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi concerning the Use of Military Forces against Iraq by the U.S. and the U.K.

December 16

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 15 December, 1998
  • Visit of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi to Hanoi for the ASEAN Summit Meeting
  • The Government of Japan's commendation of progress in the Middle East peace process
• Policy Speech by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi at the Lecture Program hosted by the Institute for International Relations, Hanoi, Vietnam
  - Toward the Creation of A Bright Future of Asia -
• Prime Minister Obuchi's Four Initiatives for Japan-ASEAN Cooperation toward the 21st century

December 15

• Statement by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on Revocation of Anti-Israel Clauses of the PLO Charter
• Grant Aid to the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority to Increase Food Production

December 14

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 11 December, 1998
  • Announcement of emergency aid to Cambodian refugees and others by the Government of Japan
  • Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's attendance at the upcoming Summit Meeting of ASEAN in Hanoi
• Emergency Aid to Cambodian Refugees and Others

December 11

• The Significance of the Visit to Japan by H. E. Mr. Benjamin William Mkapa, President of the United Republic of Tanzania

December 10

• Japan-ASEAN Cooperation toward the 21th Century
• Relationship between Japan and ASEAN
• Summit Meeting of ASEAN plus Japan, China, and ROK in Hanoi & Prime Minister Obuchi's Official Visit to Vietnam
• Embassy of Japan in Norway is now on line!

December 9

• World Heritage
  • Japan's Cooperation for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage
  • Japan's Cooperation in the Preservation of the Angkor Monuments
• Announcement of Japanese Assistance at the Viet Nam Consultative Group Meeting - Assistance for Strengthening Structural Reform in Addition to Infrastructure Improvement
• The Significance of the Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Guntis Ulmanis, President of the Republic of Latvia
• The Fourth Meeting of the Afghanistan Support Group (ASG IV) - Keynote Speech by H.E. Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs -
• Announcement on the Occasion of Japan-US Summit Meeting
• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 8 December, 1998
  • Vice-ministerial consultation between Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Minoru Tanba and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affaris Grigory Karasin of Russia

December 8

• Visit to Japan by President of the Republic of Latvia, Mr. Guntis Ulmanis
• Asian's Economic Crisis and Japan's Contribution

December 7

• Significance of the Japan-U.S. Relationship - President Clinton's Visit to Japan -
• Statement by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on the Entry into Force of the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and other Devices annexed to the CCW (Amended Protocol II)
• Speech by Ambassador Arima Representative of the Government of Japan at the Conference to Support Middle East Peace and Development
• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 4 December, 1998
  • Response of the Government of Japan to the decision of the Cabinet of Israel concerning the implementation of the Wye River Agreement
  • Support by the Government of Japan for the Middle East peace process

December 4

• Opening Remarks by Prime Minister Obuchi at An Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia's Tomorrow
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Decision of the Israeli Cabinet concerning the Implementation of the Wye River Agreement

December 3

• Inscription on the World Heritage List of "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara"

December 2

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 1 December, 1998
  • Summit Meeting between Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi and President Jiang Zemin of China
  • Meeting between Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi and Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil of the Republic of Korea under the Japan-ROK Joint Declaration
  • Formation of a new Government in Cambodia and possible meeting of the International Conference on the Reconstruction of Cambodia (ICRC)
  • Fourth meeting of the Afghanistan Support Group in Tokyo from 7 to 8 December

December 1

• Joint Press Announcement on Strengthening Cooperation between Japan and China toward the Twenty-first Century
• Visit to Japan of H.E. Mr. Carlos Saul Menem, President of the Argentine Republic
• An Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia's Tomorrow

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