What's New May 2005
May 31
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 31 May, 2005
- Visit by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ichiro Aisawa to the Republic of Korea
- Japanese grant assistance to Mozambique, Papua New Guinea and the World Health Organization (WHO)
- Cancellation of visit to Japan by Minister of External Trade Chantal Ngalula Mulumba of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Statement by H.E. Ambassador Yoshiki MINE, Representative of Japan to the 2005 NPT Review Conference, at the Plenary Meeting
- Seminar of Governmental Experts on Climate Change (Overview and Evaluation)
May 30
- Support to Improvement of Health Conditions of Migrants in Ranong and Samutsakorn Provinces in Thailand
- Japan's Assistance to the Palestinians (as of March 31, 2005)
May 27
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 27 May, 2005
- Upcoming visit to Japan by Minister for Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov of Russia
- Japan-China Consultations on the East China Sea
- Economic cooperation project for the reconstruction of Iraq (Project for construction of diesel power station in Samawah)
- Grant assistance to Sri Lanka
- Grant assistance to Estonia
- Guests and national/special days of the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan (28 May-3 June)
- GUESTS AND NATIONAL/SPECIAL DAYS OF THE 2005 WORLD EXPOSITION, AICHI, JAPAN (28 May to 3 June)
- Economic Cooperation Project for the Reconstruction of Iraq (Project for Construction of Diesel Power Station in Samawah)
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
May 26
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Election of the President of the Central African Republic
- Policy Speech by H. E. Mr. Itsunori Onodera, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and the Head of the Delegation of Japan, at the 61st Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
May 25
- Japan-Malaysia Economic Partnership Agreement (Joint Press Statement)
- Support to Development of social safety nets in health in Lao PDR through scaling up voluntary community based health insurance in Lao PDR
- Bilateral Grant Aid: Current Status of Procurement Contracts (as of May 23, 2005)
May 24
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 24 May, 2005
- Japanese grant assistance in FY2004
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the completion of term of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the adoption of a draft constitution in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Grant assistance to Bangladesh for the Project for Human Resources Development Scholarship
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of a Draft Constitution in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Grant Aid to Afghanistan for the "Project for Construction of the Terminal of Kabul International Airport"
May 23
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Completion of Term of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Kinichi Komano, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan in Charge of Human Security, on the occasion of the Seventh Ministerial Meeting of the Human Security Network
- Visit by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to Russia (Japan-Russia Summit Meeting)
May 20
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 20 May, 2005
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the agreement on the immediate cessation of hostilities between the Government of Burundi and the National Liberation Forces (FNL)
- Upcoming visit to Japan by Prime Minister Lee Hsien-Loong of Singapore
- Upcoming visit to Japan by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi of Malaysia
- Upcoming visit to Japan by board representatives of the Japanese American National Museum
- Guests and national/special days of EXPO 2005, Aichi, Japan (21-27 May)
- GUESTS AND NATIONAL/SPECIAL DAYS OF THE 2005 WORLD EXPOSITION, AICHI, JAPAN (21 to 27 May)
May 19
- Japan in the UN (Video Clips)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Agreement on the Immediate Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of the Republic of Burundi and the National Liberation Forces (FNL)
- Statement by Ambassador Toshiro Ozawa at the Public Meeting of the Security Council on the Situation in Timor-Leste
- ODA Pamphlet: Creating the Future of the Planet

May 18
May 17
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 17 May, 2005
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Selection of the Next WTO Director-General
- Second Election Management Training for the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq
May 16
- Statement by the Chief Cabinet Secretary on the Visit to Europe by Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in Uzbekistan
May 13
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 13 May, 2005
- Dispatch of election observers for the elections of the autonomous Bougainville government
- Visit to Japan by His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Amir of Qatar, and Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Nasser Abdullah Al Misnad, the Consort of the Amir
- Japan-China comprehensive policy dialogue in Beijing
- Guests and national/special days of EXPO 2005, Aichi, Japan (14-20 May)
- Visit to Japan of His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar and Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Nasser Abdullah Al Misnad, the Consort of the Amir
- GUESTS AND NATIONAL/SPECIAL DAYS OF THE 2005 WORLD EXPOSITION, AICHI, JAPAN (14 to 20 May)
- Dispatch of Election Observers for the Elections for the Autonomous Bougainville Government
- Bilateral Grant Aid: Current Status of Procurement Contracts (as of May 13, 2005)
- 2005 NPT Review Conference
May 12
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in Togo
- 2005 NPT Review Conference
May 11
- OECD Ministerial Council Meeting
May 10
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 10 May, 2005
- Possible hostage incident in Iraq
- Visit to Japan by President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority
- Visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Abdullah of Afghanistan
- Visit by Representative of the Government of Japan Yasushi Akashi to Sri Lanka
- Japanese grant assistance
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority
- Bilateral Grant Aid: Current Status of Procurement Contracts (as of May 10, 2005)
- Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan Kenzo Oshima at the Special Meeting of the General Assembly on Commemoration of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the End of the Second World War
- Joint Press Statement of the Third Meeting of the Three-Party Committee of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea
May 9
- Report on Regional Co-operation for Human Security in Central Asia
- Quick Impact Programme for Refugee Zones: Community-based Production Centres and community rehabilitation projects with skills upgrading in Forest Guinea
- OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (Chair's Summary) [PDF]
[Text Version] - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Visit to Southwest Asia and Europe
- Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan Kenzo Oshima at the Informal Thematic Consultation of the General Assembly on Cluster IV (The Imperative for Collective Action: Strengthening the United Nations)
- Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan Kenzo Oshima at the Informal Consultation on Cluster I (Development)
- Japan's Assistance to Iraq (Fact Sheet) [PDF]
May 7
May 6
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 6 May, 2005
- GUESTS AND NATIONAL/SPECIAL DAYS OF EXPO 2005, AICHI, JAPAN (7 to 13 May)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Enactment of the Law concerning the "Sustainable Use" of Takeshima by the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
- Press Conference by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi following His Visit to Southwest Asia and Europe
May 3
- 2005 NPT Review Conference
- Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura to Attend ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Japan-EU Troika Foreign Ministers' Meeting, ASEAN+3 Foreign Ministers' Informal Meeting, The Third Meeting of the Three-Party Committee of China, Japan and the ROK and other meetings
- Statement by Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura on the Entry into Force of the UN-Cambodian Agreement on the Khmer Rouge Trials
- The Seventh ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Foreign Ministers' Meeting scheduled in Kyoto, Japan
- 2005 Spring Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals
- Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan Kenzo Oshima at the Public Meeting of the Security Council on Counter-Terrorism-related Activities
- Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan Kenzo Oshima at the Informal Thematic Consultation of the General Assembly on Cluster II (Freedom from Fear)
May 2
- The 14th EU-Japan Summit (Joint Press Statement) [PDF]

- Japan-Pakistan Joint Declaration: Japan-Pakistan at a new frontier - Towards a renewed, enhanced and robust relationship -
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