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What's New February 2002

February 28

• Dispatch of Election Observers for the Presidential Election in the Republic of Zimbabwe
• Preparations for Dispatching Electoral Observer Mission for the coming Presidential Election in East Timor
• "Economy and Society" Working Group Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC)
• Dispatch of the Preparatory Mission for Supporting Afghanistan
• International Symposium on Human Security "Human Security and Terrorism" (Summary)
• Japan's Priority Proposals for Regulatory Reform in the EU and Related Japanese Comments
• Japan's (Supplementary) Proposals and for Regulatory Reform in the EU and Related Japanese Comments

February 27

• Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Constantinos Simitis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic and Mrs. Simitis
• Access Japan TV Program "Creating an Innovative Educational System - Japan's Education Reform -"

February 26

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 26 February, 2002
  • Establishment of the preparatory committee for the World Summit on Sustainable Development
  • Commencement of the 9th Asian Export Control Seminar
  • Announcement of the Seminar on Energy Security in Asia
• ASEAN+3 Countries to Discuss Energy Security in Asia

February 25

• Seminar on Energy Security in Asia
• Emergency Assistance to Bolivia for Torrential Rain Disaster
• Statement by Mr. Norio Hattori, Press Secretary Regarding the Formal Ceasefire Agreement in Sri Lanka

February 22

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 22 February, 2002
  • Statement on the situation in the Middle East
  • Comment regarding assistance for vaccination against measles
• Opening Statements by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and the U.S. President George W. Bush at the Joint Press Conference

February 20

• Amendment to the Constitution of Bahrain
• Assistance for Internally Displaced Persons in Indonesia by the Trust Fund for Human Security
• Campaign Against Terrorism - Japan's Measures (updated)

February 19

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 19 February, 2002
  • Announcement regarding emergency assistance of US$5 billion to Afghanistan for the prevention of infectious diseases
  • Announcement on the re-opening of the Embassy of Japan in Afghanistan
  • Statement concerning the trip to Japan by President George Walker Bush of the United States of America
• Future Policies Toward the Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol
• List of Senior Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (updated)

February 18

• Joint Statement on Friendship, Co-operation and Partnership between Japan and Romania

February 15

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 15 February, 2002
  • Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the announcement of climate change policy by the Government of the United States of America
  • Dispatch of Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) Engineer Unit and others to peacekeeping operations in East Timor
• The Japan-Singapore Economic Agreement for a New Age Partnership (JSEPA)
• Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the Announcement of Climate Change Policy by the Government of the United States

February 12

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 12 February, 2002
  • Announcement regarding phone calls by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi to the foreign ministers of the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom
• Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan's Visit to Poland and Hungary

February 8

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 8 February, 2002
  • Announcement concerning emergency assistance for earthquake disaster in Turkey
• Speech on Fiscal Policy by Minister of Finance Shiokawa in the 154th Session of the National Diet
• Visit to Japan of His Excellency George Walker Bush, President of the United States of America, and Mrs. Laura Welch Bush
• Emergency Assistance for Earthquake Disaster in Turkey

February 6

• Profile of Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi
• Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Ion Iliescu, President of Romania

February 5

• Visit to Japan of His Excellency George Walker Bush, President of the United States of America, and Mrs. Laura Welch Bush
• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 5 February, 2002
  • Announcement on emergency assistance to East Timor
  • Announcement regarding emergency assistance to West Timor
  • Announcement concerning the visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Constantinos Simitis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic
  • Announcement regarding the visit to Japan by His Excellency George W. Bush, President of the United States of America
  • Statement on a press release concerning an article written by Chairman Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Authority
• Emergency Assistance to Solve the Problem of the East Timorese Refugees in West Timor
• Emergency Assistance to the Commission for Reception, Truth, and Reconciliation in East Timor

February 4

• Policy Speech by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to the 154th Session of the Diet
• Policy Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi to the 154th Session of the Diet

February 1

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 1 February, 2002
  • Grant aid to the Azerbaijani Republic
  • Grant aid to the Republic of Gambia
  • Assistance to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
• Chairperson's summary of the Tokyo Follow-up Meeting of the UN Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

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