What's New October 2000
October 31
- International Workshop/Symposium on Children and Armed Conflict - Reintegration for Former Child Soldiers in the Post-conflict Community
- Foreign Minister Yohei Kono's Visit to Russia
October 30
- Japan's Proposals for Regulatory Reform in EU [PDF]
- Joint Efforts for the 21st Century by Japan and China (Chinese)
October 27
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 27 October, 2000
- Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yohei Kono on the continuation of the clashes between the Israelis and the Palestinians
- Visit to Japan by President Mohammad Khatami of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Visit to Japan by President Kuniwo Nakamura of the Republic of Palau and Mrs. Nakamura
- Attendance of State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Katsuhito Asano at the 12th Post Forum Dialogue of the South Pacific Forum
- Joint letter to President Bill Clinton of the United States from the Japanese, European Commission (EC) and Canadian Ambassadors to the United States
- Election of Mr. Rudolphus Franciscus Marie Lubbers as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Election of Mr. Rudolphus Franciscus Marie Lubbers as the Next United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Visit to Japan of the President of the Republic of Palau and Mrs. Kuniwo Nakamura
October 26
- Statement by Foreign Minister Yohei Kono on the Continuation of the Clashes between the Israelis and the Palestinians
- Dispatch of Electoral Observation Personnel for the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in the United Republic of Tanzania
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential Elections in Côte d'Ivoire
October 25
- Farewell Ceremony for His late Excellency Mr. Ramiro Piriz Ballon, Ambassador of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to Japan
- Asian Economic Crisis and Japan's Contribution
- Chairman's Statement of the Third Asia-Europe Meeting
- Asia-Europe Cooperation Framework 2000
October 24
October 23
October 20
- Japan's Emergency Aid to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Prime Minister Mori's Personal Letter to President Kostunica of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 20 October, 2000
- Statement on the passing of the "Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000" by the Senate of the United States Congress
- Japan's emergency aid to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Announcement on the situation in the Solomon Islands
- Announcement on recent developments in the Republic of the Fiji Islands
- Visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice Chancellor Joschka Fischer of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs Lakshman Kadirgamar of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Japan's Submission of a Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament to the United Nations General Assembly
- Visit to Japan of Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ataollah Mohajerani of Iran (Outline and Evaluation)
October 19
- Statement by Foreign Minister Kono on the Passing of the "Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000" by the Senate of the U.S. Congress
- The Third Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM3) in Seoul
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Hideaki Kobayashi Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan at the Open Meeting of the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question
- Welcoming Remarks by Mr. Kiyohiro Araki, Senior State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the Consultative Group Meeting for Indonesia
October 18
- Joint Efforts for the 21st Century by Japan and China -Results and Progress-
- 20th Japanese-Language Program for Foreign Service Officers 2000
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 17 October, 2000
- Nobel Peace Prize to President Kim Dae Jung of the Republic of Korea
- Visit to Japan by Premier of the State Council Zhu Rongji of China
- The attendance of Foreign Minister Yohei Kono at the Ministerial Preparatory Meeting of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) III
- Upcoming normalization talks with North Korea
- Visit to Japan by High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy and Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union Javier Solana
- Announcement on "A path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons"
- Meeting of the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI)
- Statement by Foreign Minister Yohei Kono on the Agreement Reached at the Sharm El-Sheikh Summit Meeting
October 17
October 16
- Submission by the Government of Japan to the Government of the United States regarding Deregulation, Competition Policy and Other Government Practices
- Emergency Assistance to Belize for Hurricane Disaster
- Emergency Assistance to Mongolia for Snow and Drought Disaster
- Remarks by Foreign Minister Yohei Kono on the Rising of Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, after the Cabinet Meeting on October 13
- Joint Statement on Cooperation between Japan and Russia on International Affairs
October 13
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 13 October, 2000
- Introduction
- Comment made by Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori on the joint communique issued by the United States of America and North Korea
- Remarks by Minister of Foreign Affairs Yohei Kono on the rising of tensions between the Israelis and the Palestinians
- Announcement on the lifting of economic sanctions against the Republic of Yugoslavia
October 11
- Comment by the Press Secretary on the Appointment of Women and Minorities in the Consultative Council in Bahrain
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 10 October, 2000
- Announcement on the situation in the Middle East
- Announcement by Chief Cabinet Secretary Hidenao Nakagawa on food aid to North Korea
- Attendance of Secretary-General Hiromu Nonaka of LDP at the reception marking the 20th year of economic cooperation between Japan and China
- Visit to Japan by Premier of the State Council Zhu Rongji of China
- Comment on the Japan-Singapore Economic Agreement for a New Age Partnership
October 10
- Letter written in response to the article "A Demimonde Scrutinized after a Disappearance" by Ryuichiro Yamazaki
- Statement by Foreign Minister Kono on the Situation in Yugoslavia
- Visit to Japan by Dr. Jose Miguel Aleman, Panamanian Minister of Foreign Affairs (Summary and Evaluation)
- Crisis in the Middle East Peace Process
- Establishment of The Japan Foundation Fellowship for Israel, the "Chiune Sugihara Fellowship"
- Emergency Assistance to Panama for Flood Disaster
October 6
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 6 October, 2000
- Emergency medical aid to the Palestinian Authority
- Remarks by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yohei Kono on the situation in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Visit to Japan by President Seyyed Mohammad Khatami of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Dispatch of a special envoy to the ceremony marking the 20th year of economic cooperation between Japan and the People's Republic of China
- Vice Ministerial Subcommittee Meeting of the Japanese-Russian Joint Committee on the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty
- Follow-up comments on the visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs Habib Ben Yahia of the Republic of Tunisia
- Remarks by Foreign Minister Kono on the Situation in Yugoslavia
- Visit to Japan of H.E. Mr. Seyyed Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran
- Emergency Aid to the Palestinian Authority Totaling $500,000 in Response to the Medical Needs Following the Recent Clashes in the West Bank and Gaza
- Outline of Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers Meeting
- International Symposium on Human Security from G8 Kyushu-Okinawa Summit to UN Millennium Summit
- Japan-Singapore Economic Agreement for a New Age Partnership
October 5
- Situation in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 3 October, 2000
- Announcement on the Japan-Singapore Economic Agreement for a New Age Partnership
- Comment on the recent clashes between Israel and the Palestinian Authority
- Remarks concerning the unveiling of a plaque honoring Mr. Chiune Sugihara
- Announcement on emergency assistance to Pakistan for drought disaster
- Comment on Japan-China consultations on issues related to the Law of the Sea and the delimitation of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ)
- Remarks on the first Japan-Sweden Joint Committee on Science and Technology Cooperation
- Joint submarine search and rescue exercises
October 4
- Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Japan and China at the United Nations General Assembly (Summary)
- Welcoming Address by H.E. Katsuhiro Asano, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs at the Symposium "Globalization and Future Relations between ASEAN and Japan"
October 3
- Emergency Assistance to Pakistan for Drought Disaster
- Ceremony of Unveiling a Plaque Honoring Mr. Chiune Sugihara
October 2
- Outline of Japan-Russia Foreign Ministers Meeting
- Japan-China Leaders Meeting (Summary)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Recent Clashes between the Israelis and the Palestinians
- Japan's Contribution to the Peace Process for Burundi
- Comment by the Press Secretary on the Lawsuits in California against Japanese Corporations for Labor during the Second World War
- Visit to Japan of H. E. Mr. Hugo Banzer Suarez, President of Bolivia, and Mrs. Banzer (Postponed)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Ben Yahia, Foreign Minister of Tunisia
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Carlos Lage Davila, Vice-President of the Council of the State of Cuba
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