What's New October 2002
October 31
- Japan's Assistance for Palestinian Reforms
- Comprehensive Measures to Accelerate Reforms (Provisional Translation)
- Meeting Between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Shi Guangsheng of the People's Republic of China (Summary)
October 30
- Sixth Negotiations on Track to Implement ITER (Joint Press Release)
- Japan-EU Symposium on Further Promoting People-to-People Exchanges (Announcement and Program)
- Meeting Between Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi and Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Shi Guangsheng of the People's Republic of China (Summary)
October 29
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Municipal Elections in Kosovo
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 29 October, 2002
- Japan's Assistance Package for Afghanistan on the occasion of the Visit to Japan of Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Transitional Administration of Afghanistan
- Statement by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, concerning the Occupation of a Theater in Moscow
October 28
- Message from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation Concerning the Occupation of a Theater in Moscow
- Opening Statement by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the Press Conference on 10th APEC Economic Leaders Meeting
- Joint US-Japan-ROK Trilateral Statement
- Announcement by Chief Cabinet Secretary (The Return to Japan of the Five Japanese Nationals Abducted by North Korea and Their Family Members) (October 24)
- APEC Leaders' Statement on North Korea
- Joint Announcement of the Prime Minister of Japan and the President of the United Mexican States on the Initiation of Negotiations for Concluding a Bilateral Agreement to Strengthen Their Economic Partnership
- APEC Economic Leaders' Declaration
- Leaders' Statement to Implement APEC Transparency Standards
- Statement to Implement APEC Policies on Trade and the Digital Economy
- APEC Leaders' Statement on Fighting Terrorism and Promoting Growth
- APEC leaders' Statement on Recent Acts of Terrorism in APEC Member Economies
- Adoption of Japan's Draft Resolution on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects in the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
October 25
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 25 October, 2002
- Mr. Yasushi Akashi to participate in peace process in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Message from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation
- Japanese aid to the Republic of Ghana
- Statement on the adoption of the draft resolution on nuclear disarmament
- Appointment of a Representative of the Government of Japan for Sri Lanka
- Message from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation Concerning the Occupation of a Theater in Moscow
- Fourteenth APEC Ministerial Meeting - Joint Statement
- Grant Aid to Ghana for the Project for Rehabilitation of Trunk Road
October 24
- Submission by the Government of Japan to the Government of the United States regarding Regulatory Reform and Competition Policy
- Japan-EC Mutual Recognition Agreement (Decisions taken by the Joint Committee)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament Submitted by Japan to the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
- Japan's Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament "A path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons" (adopted by the First Committee of the United Nations)
- "The 2nd Tokyo Workshop on ODA Evaluation" hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
October 23
- Visit to Japan by Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Transitional Administration of Afghanistan
- The resolution "General and complete disarmament: the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects" adopted at the United Nations
- Japan-Russia Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Summary)
October 22
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 22 October, 2002
- Visit to Bangladesh by Mr. Shin Sakurai, a Member of the House of Councillors as the Special Envoy of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Suicide Bombing in Israel
- Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi concerning the Election of Mr. Hisashi Owada as a Judge of the International Court of Justice
October 21
- Response of the Government of Japan to the Bombing Incident in Bali, Indonesia
- Foreign Minister Kawaguchi's Courtesy Visit to Russian President Putin (Summary)
- Visit to Japan of the Honorable Laisenia Qarase, Chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and Prime Minister of the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Summary and Evaluation)
- Members of the Group of Latin America and the Caribbean Paid a Courtesy Call on Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi
- Assistance for the "Project to Support Institutional Management System for the Judiciary of Ghana" by the Japanese Human Resources Development Fund in the UNDP
- South Asian Youth Invitation Program "What Japan and South Asia can do Aiming at Peace and Stability in the World"
- Second Joint Committee Meeting established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between Japan and the European Community
October 18
- General Policy Speech by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to the 155th Session of the Diet
- Statement by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Government of Pakistan's Decision to Withdraw its Forces from Positions on the Border with India
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 18 October, 2002
- Attendance of Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi at the 14th Ministerial Meeting of APEC and visit to the United States of America
- Statement on the Government of India's decision to redeploy armed forced from the international border with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Summary of Japanese responses to bombing incident in Bali
- The Fourth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 4) (Overview)
- Visit to India by Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori as the Special Envoy of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
- Statement by Foreign Minister Kawaguchi on the Government of India's decision to redeploy the armed forces from positions on the international border with Pakistan
October 17
October 16
- Visit of Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi to Russia (Summary of Meetings)
- Japan's Submission of a Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament and a Draft Resolution on Small Arms and Light Weapons to The United Nations General Assembly
- Statement by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Bombing Incident on the Island of Bali, Indonesia
October 15
- Message from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to President Megawati Soekarnoputri of Indonesia concerning the bombings in the Republic of Indonesia
- Courtesy Call to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi by the Honorable Laisenia Qarase, Chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and Prime Minister of the Republic of the Fiji Islands
- Statement by the Election Obervation Team to Pakistan from the Government ot Japan
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 15 October, 2002
- Basic Policy On Japan- Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Normalization Talks
October 11
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 11 October, 2002
- Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi to the Russian Federation
- Statement on local assembly elections in Kashmir
- Statement on a repeated ballistic missile launch test by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Second Meeting of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between Japan and the European Community
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the local assembly elections in Kashmir
- Second Joint Committee Meeting established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between Japan and the European Community
- Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Russia
October 10
October 9
- Statement by the Press Secretary on a Repeated Ballistic Missile Launch Test by Pakistan
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Rafic Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon
- Visit of Assistant Secretary of State of the United States James Kelly to North Korea (Explanation to Japanese Side)
October 8
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 8 October, 2002
- APEC Second Ministerial Meeting on Women
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Dismissal of the Prime Minister and the Dissolution of the Council of Ministers in the Kingdom of Nepal
- Emergency Aid against the Epidemic of Meningitis in Rwanda
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the National and Local Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Israeli Incursion into Khan Yunis, a Refugee Camp in Southern Gaza
- Meeting Between Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (Summary)
October 7
- Tokyo Seminar on the Biological Weapons Convention
- Future Measures for Strengthening the BWC - (Summary) - Congratulatory messages between Prime Minister Koizumi and Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji on the 30th Anniversary of the Normalization of Japan-China Relations [English]
- Statement by H. E. Dr Kuniko Inoguchi, Head of the Delegation of Japan at the Fourth Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction
October 4
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 4 October, 2002
- Statement by the Press Secretary on a Missile Launch Test by Pakistan
- Statement by the Press Secretary on Japan's Election as a Member of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
- Japan's Policy on Human Security (updated)
- General Overview
- Trust Fund for Human Security
- Commission on Human Security
- Chronology of Activities by Japan
- Symposia / Speeches
- Visit to Japan of the Honorable Laisenia Qarase, Chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum and Prime Minister of the Republic of the Fiji Islands, and Mrs. Leba Qarase
- Japan-Viet Nam Joint Press Communiqué
- ODA Budget for MOFA (FY2002 Budget and FY2003 Budget Request)
October 3
- Japan's Fifth Periodic Report on Implementation of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Comment by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Report of an Investigation Team to North Korea concerning the Abduction Cases
- Meeting Between Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi and Secretary of Defense of the United States Donald Rumsfeld (Summary)
October 2
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Result of the Election of the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Address by Her Majesty the Empress of Japan at the Opening Ceremony of the Jubilee Congress to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
- The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT): Launch of Joint Ministerial Statement (Overview and Evaluation)
October 1
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 1 October, 2002
- Statement on the withdrawal of Israeli forces from President Yasser Arafat's Ramallah compound
- Appointment of Deputy Vice-Minister as the head of crisis management
- Return of the investigation team to North Korea
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Nong Duc Manh, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
- Flood assistance to the Republic of Albania
- Emergency Assistance for Flood Disaster in Albania
- The Trust Fund for Human Security For the "Human-centered" 21st Century" (Pamphlet)
- The Cabinet Reshuffle (September 30, 2002)
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