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What's New June 1999

June 30

• Address by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura at the Opening of the Plenary Meeting of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering at Tokyo Mita House
• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 29 June, 1999
  • Announcement on a meeting to be held between the Friends of the Secretary-General for Kosovo
  • Dispatch of civilian police officers to the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET)

June 29

• The Working Holiday Programmes in Japan (Updated)

June 28

• The UNESCO of the 21st Century - More Dynamic, Efficient and Harmonious
• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 25 June, 1999
  • Response of the Government of Japan to heightened tensions in Southern Lebanon
  • Plenary Meeting of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering

June 25

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Recent Situation in Lebanon
• Plenary Meeting of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering

June 24

• Pledge of Japan on its Assistance to Mongolia at the 7th Assistance Group Meeting for Mongolia

June 23

• Conference of Japanese Ambassadors to ASEAN Countries
• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 22 June, 1999
  • G8 Summit in Cologne
  • EU-Japan Mutual Recognition Agreement

June 22

• Assistance in kind for Direct Ballot in East Timor
• Dispatch of a Political Affairs Officer to the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET)

June 21

• Statement by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on the Situation in Kosovo (Completion of the withdrawal of Yugoslav military and police forces and the termination of NATO's air campaign)
• Cologne Summit
  • G8 Communiqué Köln 1999
  • G8 Statement on Regional Issues
  • Cologne Charter - Aims and Ambitions for Lifelong Learning
  • G7 Statement
  • G7 Finance Ministers Report to the Köln Economic Summit - Strengthening the International Financial Architecture

June 18

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 18 June, 1999
  • Grant Aid to Albania
  • Dispatch of a Political Affairs Officer to the United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan (UNSMA)
  • Dispatch of a Political Affairs Officer to the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET)
• Dispatch of a Political Affairs Officer to the United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan (UNSMA)
• Grant Aid to Albania (Non-project Grant Aid and Another Aid)

June 17

• Delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament Web Site is now on line!
• Embassy of Japan in Mexico Web Site (URL Changed)
• Statement by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on the Inauguration of the New President of South Africa and on Japan's Assistance for South Africa
• Measures Taken by the Obuchi Administration to Revive the Japanese Economy

June 16

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 15 June, 1999
  • Visit to Japan of Prime Minister John Howard of Australia
  • Dispatch of civilian police officers to East Timor

June 15

• Visit to Japan of The Hon. John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, and Mrs. Janette Howard
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Peaceful Solution of the Southern Ice Cap Border Delimitation Issue

June 14

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 11 June, 1999
  • Statement by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on the situation in Kosovo
  • Preliminary data on total Official Development Assistance (ODA) of Japan for 1998
  • Statement of the Government of Japan on the general elections in Indonesia
• Mr. Seiichi Kondo, Deputy Director-General of the Economic Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to become a Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD

June 11

• Statement by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on the Situation in Kosovo
• Embassy of Japan in Turkey Web Site is now on line!

June 9

• Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura to Attend G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Cologne, Germany
• Japan-Russian Federation Joint Efforts for Disarmament and Environmental Protection - New Initiative by the Government of Japan in the Areas of Assistance for Denuclearization, Disarmament and Non-proliferation
• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 8 June, 1999
  • Visit to Japan by President Henri Konan Bedié of Côte d'Ivoire to Japan from 28 June to 2 July

June 8

• Visit to Japan of H. E. Mr. Henri Konan Bedié, President of Côte d'Ivoire, and Mrs. Henriette Bedié
• Statement by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on the General Election in South Africa

June 7

• Welcome Speech by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi at the Banquet - International Conference on The Future of Asia
• Working Group on the Environment - Gavelholder's Mission to the Middle East

June 4

• Dispatch of Mission for Revitalization of Asian Economy
• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 4 June, 1999
  • Support of Japan for general election in the Republic of South Africa
  • Support of Japan for peace plan for Kosovo region
• Grant Aid to Indonesia for General Elections to Support its Democratization
• Emergency Humanitarian Assistance for the Residents of the Four Northern Islands in FY1999 (Installation of Diesel-fueled Power Generation Facilities at Anama on Shikotan Island)
• Keynote Address by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura "Japan's Leadership for the Future of Asia"

June 3

• Statement by the Press Secretary of the Foreign Ministry of Japan on the Decision of the Israeli Government to Approve a Plan to Enlarge a Jewish Settlement

June 2

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 1 June, 1999
  • Visit to the Russian Federation by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura
  • Dispatch of Japanese election observers to the Republic of Indonesia
  • Grant assistance for the peaceful solution of the East Timor issue

June 1

• TICAD NEWS Vol.1 (April 1999)
• Grant Assistance for the Peaceful Solution of the East Timor Issue
• Dispatch of the Election Observers to Indonesia
• On the Inauguration of the new President of Nigeria and the Review of Japan's Suspension in Principle of Economic Cooperation (Statement by the Press Secretary)

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