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What's New October 2005

October 31

• Statement by the Press Secretary on a Series of Bomb Blasts in Delhi, India
• Assistance for "Support for Community Empowerment through Training and Food-for-Work to School Infrastructure in Afghanistan" Project
• Assistance for "Support to the Livelihood Rehabilitation for Conflict Affected People Engaged in Agriculture in North and East Sri-Lanka" Project
• Assistance for "Cassava multiplication, distribution and enhanced coordination of agricultural emergency operations in Rwenzori region of Western Uganda" Project
• Food Aid to the African Countries through the World Food Programme (WFP)

October 29

• Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee (2+2 Meeting)
  • U.S.-Japan Alliance: Transformation and Realignment for the Future

October 28

• Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura to Attend the Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee (the 2+2 Meeting) and Meet with Mr. Steven Hadley, National Security Advisor to the President of the United States
• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 28 October, 2005
  • Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs MACHIMURA Nobutaka and National Security Advisor to the President of the United States Steven Hadley at the 2+2 Meeting
  • Decommissioning of the Aircraft Carrier Kitty Hawk
  • First meeting of joint study for enhancing economic relations between Japan and Australia
  • Grant aid to the Republic of Guatemala in response to tropical depression "Stan"
  • Grant aid to Iraq
  • Grant aid to the Republic of Nicaragua
  • Grant aid to the Republic of Djibouti
• Emergency Grant Aid to Guatemala in response to Tropical Depression "Stan"
• Extension of the Anti-Terrorism Special Measures Law: Japan decides to continue to dispatch MSDF vessels to the Indian Ocean in order to support international efforts to fight against terrorism
• Statement by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Ichiro Aisawa "Ministerial Meeting on Community Assistance to Areas Affected by the South Asia Earthquake"
• Message from Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura on the occasion of the Fourth Informal Meeting on Further Actions against Climate Change
• Asia Tsunami Disaster Bilateral Grant Aid: Current Status of Procurement Contracts (as of October 28, 2005)

October 27

• Internet Press Chat Conference by the Press Secretary 27 October, 2005
  • Governmental consultations between Japan and DPRK, and 2 plus 2 meeting in USA
  • Suicide bombing in Hadera in Central Israel
  • Approval of the draft constitution of Iraq by the national referendum
  • Airplane accident in the Federal Republic of Nigeria
  • Adoption of Japan's Draft Resolution on Small Arms and Light Weapons at the First Committee and the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament Submitted by Japan to the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
  • Adoption of the statement of the President of the UN Security Council concerning the start of status talks on Kosovo
  • Visit to Japan by Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis of the Hellenic Republic
  • Ninth meeting and workshop of the Japanese-Austrian Committee for the 21st Century
  • First meeting of the Joint Governmental Study for Strengthening Economic Relations between Japan and Switzerland
  • Emergency assistance in response to the avian influenza epidemic in Indonesia
  • Debt relief measures concerning the method of debt payment moratorium for Indonesia
  • Dispatch of Japan's election observers for the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in the United Republic of Tanzania
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of Japan's Draft Resolution on Small Arms and Light Weapons at the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
• Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the suicide bombing in Hadera in Central Israel
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (October 26)
• 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
• Grassroots Human Security Grant Aid to Iraq (Governorate of Al-Muthanna)
• Dispatch of Japan's Election Observers for Tanzania's Presidential and Parliamentary Elections
• Statement by Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan Shinichi Kitaoka at the Public Meeting of the Security Council on Counter-Terrorism-Related Activities

October 26

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Airplane Accident in Nigeria
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the Statement of the President of the United Nations Security Council concerning the Start of Status Talks on Kosovo
• Emergency Assistance in response to Avian Influenza Epidemic in Indonesia
• First Meeting of the Joint Governmental Study for Strengthening Economic Relations between Japan and Switzerland
• Statement by Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura on the Approval of the Draft Constitution of Iraq by the National Referendum
• Japan-Arab Islamic Journalists Meeting
• Japan's Emergency Assistance to Pakistan for the aftermath of Large-Scale Earthquakes (as of October 25, 2005)

October 25

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 25 October, 2005
  • Visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ban Ki-Moon of the Republic of Korea
  • Visit by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ichiro Aisawa to Switzerland, Kenya and Rwanda
  • Selection of next Secretary-General of the OECD: Outcome of the first stage of consultations
  • Japan-Arab Islamic Journalists Meeting
  • "Iftar" (fast-breaking during Holy Ramadan Month) at the Prime Minister's Official Residence
  • Visit to Japan by Minister of Public Works Nasreen Mustafa Sadiq Barwari of Iraq
  • Capacity Building for African Union Forces in Darfur: A project in Sudan
  • Negotiations for the Conclusion of the Social Security Agreement (tentative name) between Japan and the Netherlands
• Mr. Ichiro Aisawa, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to visit Switzerland, Kenya and Rwanda
• Capacity Building of African Union Forces in Darfur: A Project in Sudan
• Japan-U.S. Strategic Dialogue (Senior Officials' Level)

October 24

• Visit to Japan by Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea
• Selection of Next Secretary-General of the OECD: Outcome of the First Stage of Consultations
• Statement by Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan Shinichi Kitaoka at the Sixtieth Session of the General Assembly on Items 42 and 43 (Culture of Peace)
• Remarks by Permanent Representative of Japan Kenzo Oshima at the Informal Consultation of the General Assembly on Human Rights Council

October 21

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 21 October, 2005
  • Japan-US-Australia Strategic Dialogue and the Japan-US Strategic Dialogue
  • Dispatch of a second Disaster Relief Medical Team to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  • The Fourth Japan-Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Summit Meeting
  • Visit to Japan by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Mr. Antonio Guterres
  • Visit to Japan by Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) James Morris
  • The International Convention against Doping in Sports
  • Trust Fund for Human Security
  • Japan's official development assistance (ODA) to the Federal Republic of Nigeria
  • Cultural grant aid to the Republic of Lebanon
• The Fourth Japan-PIF Summit Meeting
• Ambassador Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan, to Attend the Post-Forum Dialogue Partners' Meeting of the PIF
• Prime Minister Koizumi to Host "Iftar" (Fast-Breaking during Holy Ramadan Month)
• Visit to Japan by Ms. Nasreen Mustafa Sadiq Barwari, Minister of Public Works of Iraq
• Visit to Japan by Mr. James Morris, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
• Visit to Japan by Mr. Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
• Adoption of the International Convention against Doping in Sport at the 33rd General Conference of UNESCO
• Cancellation of the Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of the Republic of Namibia

October 20

• Assistance for IRIN Radio Project in Fourteen Countries in Africa through the Trust Fund for Human Security
• Assistance for a Poverty Alleviation Project for Ex-combatants in Northern Uganda through the Trust Fund for Human Security
• Dispatch of the Second Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team to Large-Scale Earthquake Disaster in Pakistan and Surrounding Areas

October 19

• Senior Officials' Meeting of the Japan-U.S. Strategic Dialog and the Japan-U.S.-Australia Security Dialog
• Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of the Republic of Namibia
• Visit to China by Mr. MACHIMURA Nobutaka, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

October 18

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 18 October, 2005
  • Upcoming visit to Japan by President George W. Bush of the United States of America
  • Presentation of Foreign Minister's Commendation to Mr. Hitoshi Arayashiki, Representative of the East Timor Office, OISCA International
  • National referendum on the draft constitution of Iraq
  • Emergency grant aid in response to large-scale earthquake disaster in Pakistan
  • Japan's election as a member of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations
  • Adoption of the Protocol for the Amendment to the "International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988" and to the "Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, 1988"
  • Second Japan-EU Talks on Counter-Terrorism
  • Visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki of the Kingdom of Lesotho
  • Visit to Japan by Prime Minister Denzil Douglas of Saint Christopher and Nevis
  • Cancellation of visit to Japan by President of the Council of Ministers Silvio Berlusconi of the Republic of Italy
  • Cultural grant aid to the Republic of Niger
• Emergency Grant Aid to Pakistan through International Organizations for Large-Scale Earthquake Disaster
• Visit to Japan by President Bush of the United States of America
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (October 17)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on Japan's Election as a Member of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
• Second Japan-EU Talks on Counter-Terrorism
• Commendation by the Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Japan's Assistance to Iraq (Fact Sheet) (updated) [PDF]
• Cancellation of the Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (Announcement by the Press Secretary)
• Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan Kenzo Oshima at the Public Meeting of the Security Council on the Cooperation between the United Nations and Regional Organizations in Maintaining International Peace and Security
• Statement by Ambassador of Japan to the United Nations Toshiro Ozawa at the Fifth Committee of the 60th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Item 128: Scale of Assessments for the Apportionment of the Expenses of the United Nations
• Statement by Alternate Representative of Japan Mikiko Otani at the 60th Session of the General Assembly on Item 67: Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child

October 17

• Visit to Japan by Dr. the Hon. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Christopher and Nevis
• Visit to Japan by Hon. Mr. Monyane Moleleki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Lesotho
• Emergency Grant Aid in response of Large-Scale Earthquake Disaster in Pakistan
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the National Referendum on the Draft Constitution of Iraq
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the Protocol for the Amendment to the "International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988" and to the "Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, 1988"
• Statement by Delegation of Japan Jiro Kodera at the Fourth Committee of the Sixtieth Session of the General Assembly on Agenda Item 33: Questions Relating to Information
• Statement by Alternate Representative of Japan Mikiko Otani at the Third Committee of the Sixtieth Session of the General Assembly on Item 64: Advancement of Women, and Item 65: Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women and of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly
• Asia Tsunami Disaster Bilateral Grant Aid: Current Status of Procurement Contracts (as of October 17, 2005)

October 14

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 14 October, 2005
  • Terrorist attacks in the Kabardino-Balkariya region of southern Russia
  • Japan's response to the disaster caused by the earthquake in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  • Grant aid to the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) for material cooperation
  • Second Meeting of the Joint Study Group for Japan-Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Talks
• "The Fourth Informal Meeting on Further Actions against Climate Change"
• Grant Aid to Iraq for "Program for the Police Training and Mentoring in Al Muthanna Province"
• Signing of the Agreement on Technical Cooperation between the Government of Japan and the Government of Sri Lanka
• Mr. Ryotaro Sugi, Goodwill Ambassador between Japan and Viet Nam, to visit Viet Nam
• Equipment Donation Ceremony to the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) for Material Cooperation

October 13

• Internet Press Chat Conference by the Press Secretary 13 October, 2005
  • Japan's response to the disaster caused by the earthquake in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  • Emergency aid to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam for typhoon disaster
  • Reelection of Mr. Koichiro Matsuura as Director-General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
  • Submission of Japan's Draft Resolution on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects to the UN General Assembly
  • Submission of Japan's Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament to the UN General Assembly
  • The Second Japan-Thailand Political Partnership Consultation
  • Japan-ROK Sub-Cabinet Strategic Dialogue and Japan-China Comprehensive Policy Dialogue
  • The Second Meeting of the Joint Study Group for Japan-Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Talks
  • Grant aid to Iraq for "Program for the Police Training and Mentoring in the governorate of Al Muthanna"
  • Signing of the Agreement on Technical Cooperation between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
• Reelection of Mr. Koichiro Matsuura as Director-General of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

October 12

• Emergency Aid to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam for Typhoon Disaster

October 11

• Disaster caused by the Earthquake in Pakistan
  • Large-Scale Earthquake in Pakistan and surrounding Areas (Decision by the Government of Japan to provide Grant Aid in response to the Earthquake Disaster in Pakistan)
  • Japan's Response to the Disaster caused by the Earthquake on October 8
• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 11 October, 2005
  • Japan's response to the disaster caused by the earthquake in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  • Emergency aid to the Republic of Guatemala for torrential rain disaster from tropical depression "Stan"
  • Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its Director General Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei
  • Third meeting of the government consultations on the legal framework and improvement of business environment concerning investment among Japan, the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea (ROK)
• Statement by Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura on the Award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the IAEA and its Director General ElBaradei

October 7

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 7 October, 2005
  • ODA On-Demand-Delivery Lecture
  • Meeting of Heads of Japanese Diplomatic Offices in the US and Canada, Meeting of Honorary Consuls-General of Japan in the US and Canada, Japan-US Economic Review Forum and Japan-Canada Economic Review Forum in the fiscal year of 2005
  • Emergency assistance from the Government of Japan to El Salvador following damage caused by tropical depression "Stan"
  • Statement issued by the UN Security Council on the terrorist attacks in Bali
  • Visit to Japan by Minister of Justice and Human Rights Takkari Bechir of Tunisia
  • Visit to Japan by Minister for Foreign Affairs Karel De Gucht of Belgium
  • "3rd Meeting of Subcommittee on the Trade and Investment of the Japan-Russian Inter-Governmental Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs"
  • Third Negotiations for the Conclusion of the "Social Security Agreement between Japan and Canada"
  • Second Meeting of the Joint Study Group for Japan-Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement Talks
  • Recent visit by Representative of the Government of Japan Tatsuo Arima to Israel
  • Candidacy of Dr. Sawako Takeuchi for the position of Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• Meeting of Heads of Japanese Diplomatic Offices in the U.S. and Canada, Meeting of Honorary Consuls-General of Japan in the U.S. and Canada, Japan-U.S. Economic Review Forum and Japan-Canada Economic Review Forum in the fiscal year of 2005
• Emergency Aid to Guatemala for Torrential Rain Disaster from Tropical Depression "Stan"
• Emergency Aid to El Salvador for Torrential Rain Disaster from Tropical Depression "Stan"
• Japan-China Consultations on the East China Sea and Other Matters

October 6

• Statement by the President of the U.N. Security Council on the Terrorist Bombing in Bali
• Launch of ODA On-Demand-Delivery Lecture

October 5

• Image Diagnostic Technology Training for Doctors in the Governorate of Al-Muthanna, Iraq

October 4

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 4 October, 2005
  • Invitation to Japan of ex-students from the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and Mongolia
  • Series of bombs in Bali, the Republic of Indonesia
  • Election of Chief of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
  • Invitation Program for Columbian Small and Medium Enterprises
  • Tenth consultations between the consular authorities of Japan and the Russian Federation
  • Cultural grant aid to the Republic of Turkey
  • Cultural grant aid to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  • Grant aid to Iraq
  • Meeting of ASEAN Plus Three Director Generals
  • Counterterrorism measures of the Government of Japan
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Election of Mr. Yukiya Amano, Ambassador to the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna, as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

October 3

• Statement by the Press Secretary on a Series of Bombs in Bali, Indonesia
• The Preparatory Meeting of Ministers for the Eleventh Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP11) and the First Session of the Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP1) (Overview and Evaluation)

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