What's New October 2003
October 31
- Grant Aid for the Program for Support of the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration of Ex-Combatants in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- A path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons (58th General Assembly UN (2003))
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 31 October, 2003
- 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
- Statement by Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan Yoshiyuki Motomura at the Open Meeting of the Security Council on the Situation in Kosovo
- Japan-Mexico Joint Statement on the State Visit to Japan of President Vicente Fox Quesada of Mexico
October 30
- ASEM Symposium on Educational Exchange
- Statement by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan Yoshiyuki Motomura on Agenda Item 121: Proposed Programme Budget for the Biennium 2004-2005
- Statement by Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Japan Toshiro Ozawa at the Open Meeting of the Security Council on "Women, Peace and Security"
- The US-Japan Cooperation on Global Challenges (updated)
October 29
- Dispatch of Election Observers for the Presidential, Parliamentary and Other Elections in Guatemala
- Japan-Korea Free Trade Agreement "Joint Study Group Report"
October 28
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 28 October, 2003
- Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on Terrorism by Series of Bombing Attacks in Baghdad
- Statement by Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan Yoshiyuki Motomura on Revitalisation of the Work of the General Assembly (Item 55); UN Reform: Measures and Proposals (Item 57); Restructuring and Revitalisation of UN in the Economic, Social and Related Fields (Item 58); Strengthening of UN System (Item 59)
October 27
- Statement by Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan Yoshiyuki Motomura on Agenda item 91(c): Specific actions related to the particular needs and problems of landlocked developing countries, and Agenda item 91(f): Outcome of the International Ministerial Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries and Donor Countries and International Financial and Development Institutions on Transit Transport Cooperation
- Japan-US Summit Meeting (Summary)
October 24
- Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the Start of the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) program for Ex-Combatants in Afghanistan
- Japan's Assistance for the Reconstruction of Iraq (Assistance to meet the medium-term reconstruction needs of Iraq)
- Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi at the International Donors' Conference on Reconstruction in Iraq
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 24 October, 2003
- Recommendations on Regulatory Reform and Competition Policy to the U.S. Government
- Japan appreciates the decision of Iran to cooperate fully with the IAEA
- Joint Announcement on the Japan-ROK Summit Meeting
- Japan's Submission of a Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament to the United Nations General Assembly
- Partial transfer of materials and equipment on the occasion of change of SDF troops in UN Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET)
October 23
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Proposals by India to Improve Relations between India and Pakistan
- "The 3 rd Tokyo Workshop on ODA Evaluation" hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
- Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan Koichi Haraguchi on Agenda item 40: Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance
- Statement by Alternative Representative of Japan Mitsuro Donowaki on the Report of the 2003 Group of Governmental Experts on the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms
- Statement by Permanent Mission of Japan Masashi Mizukami on Agenda item 95: Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programmes for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and outcomes of the World Summit of Sustainable Development, Agenda item 96: United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, and Agenda item 94(d): Further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
- The Second Day of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site)
- The First Day of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site)
October 22
- Provision of the TV Program "Oshin" to Iraq
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Palestinian situation
- Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi to Attend the Ministerial Meeting of the International Conference on Reconstruction in Iraq, and to Visit Egypt and Tunisia
October 21
- PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN AT THE APEC SUMMIT
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 21 October, 2003
- Bangkok Declaration on Partnership for the Future
- APEC Leaders' Statement on Health Security
- APEC Structural Reform Action Plan
- Statement by Alternate Representative of Japan Kay Fusano on Agenda item 113: Promotion and protection of the rights of children
- Japan-China Summit Meeting at the ASEAN+3 Summit Meeting (Summary)
October 20
- The 15th APEC Ministerial Meeting: Joint Statement (Summary) (Full Text)
- Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan Koichi Haraguchi on ITEM 85: Comprehensive Review of the Whole Question of PKO in All Their Aspects
- Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site)
- Members of the Japan-Egypt Joint Workshop for Medical Assistance for Iraq Pay Courtesy Call on Prime Minister (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site)
- Japan-Mexico Summit Meeting (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site)
October 17
- Emergency Grant Aid to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the Project for Emergency Rehabilitation of Al-Kadhimiya Teaching Hospital in Iraq
- Emergency Grant Aid to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the Project for the Emergency Rehabilitation of the Hartha Power Station in Iraq
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 17 October, 2003
- Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the Adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution on Iraq
- Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan Koichi Haraguchi at the Open Debate of the Security Council on Threats to International Peace and Security Caused by Terrorist Acts
October 16
- Comunicado Conjunto entre Japón y México [PDF]
- Japan-Egypt Joint Workshop for Medical Cooperation for Iraq
- THE JAPAN-MEXICO PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME
- Japan-US Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talk
- Statement by the Press Secretary on an Explosion Directed against American Convoy in Gaza Strip
- Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan Koichi Haraguchi at the Meeting of the Security Council on the Situation in Timor-Leste
- Statement by Alternate Representative of Japan Kay Fusano on Agenda item 110: Advancement of Women and Agenda item 111: Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women and of the twenty-third session of the General Assembly, entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century"
- Japan-Republic of Korea Summit Meeting at the ASEAN+3 Summit Meeting (Summary)
- Statement by the Government of Japan (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (October 10, 2003)
October 15
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in Kosovo
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the UN Resolution concerning Expansion of the Mandate of the ISAF in Afghanistan
- Japan's Assistance for the Reconstruction of Iraq
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Inauguration of the National Transitional Government in the Republic of Liberia
- Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan Koichi Haraguchi at the Meeting of the General Assembly on ITEM 56: Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Related Matters
- Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan Koichi Haraguchi; Agenda item 124: Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations Fifth Committee, Fifty eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly
- Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan Koichi Haraguchi at the Public Meeting of the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East Including the Palestinian Question
- Calendar of ASEAN-Japan Exchange Year 2003 Programmes/Events (updated)
October 14
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the ballistic missile testing by Pakistan
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 14 October, 2003
- Upcoming trips by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi to attend APEC Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok, Madrid Conference on the reconstruction of Iraq and to Egypt and Tunisia
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Kawaguchi and Minister of Economy Fernando Canales Clariond of Mexico
- First anniversary of the return from North Korea of five abductees
- Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi to Attend APEC Ministerial Meeting
- Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan Koichi Haraguchi at the Meeting of the General Assembly on ITEM 11: Report of the Security Council
- Representatives of the Japanese Team of International Peace Cooperation in East Timor Pay Respects to the Prime Minister Before Departure (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site)
October 10
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 10 October, 2003
- Prime Minister Koizumi Sends Message to Australian Prime Minister John Howard on the Occasion of the First Anniversary of the Bali Terrorist Bombing
- Prime Minister Koizumi Sends Message to Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri on the Occasion of the First Anniversary of the Bali Terrorist Bombing
- Long List of Future Candidate Projects for Indonesia
October 9
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the ballistic missile testing by Pakistan
- Speech by Director of Conventional Weapons Division Yusuke Shindo at the Weapons Destruction Ceremony in Cambodia
October 8
- Press Conference by the Prime Minister of Japan at the ASEAN+3 Summit
- Framework for Comprehensive Economic Partnership between Japan and the Association of South East Asian Nations
October 7
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 7 October, 2003
- Speech by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit
- Joint Declaration on the Promotion of Tripartite Cooperation among, Japan, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea
- Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan to the U.N. Koichi Haraguchi at the Plenary Meeting of the 58th General Assembly on the Follow-up to the Outcome of the Millennium Summit (Item 60) and the Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organisation (Item 10)
- Statement by Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the U.N. Yoshiyuki Motomura at the Meeting of the Second Committee Fifty-eighth Session of the General Assembly
- Emergency Grant Aid for the Presidential, Parliamentary and Other Elections in Guatemala
- INVEST JAPAN! Official Web Site
- Visiting Japan Links (updated)
October 6
October 3
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 3 October, 2003
- Embassy of Japan in El Salvador Web Site (Spanish Only) is now online!
October 2
October 1
- Closing Address by Mr. Yoshiro Mori, Chairperson of TICAD III
- SUMMARY by the Chair of TICAD III [English] [French (PDF)]
- Highlights of the Summary by the Chair of TICAD III [English] [French (PDF)]
- TICAD Tenth Anniversary Declaration [English] [French (PDF)]
- Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan Koichi Haraguchi at the Public Meeting of the Security Council on "Justice and Rule of Law: The United Nations Role"
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