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What's New July 2005

July 29

• Statement by Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura on the Killing of Mr. Ali Balarousi, Algerian Charge d'Affaires to Iraq
• Cooperation to Provide Materials for the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
• Noh Performance for 2005 Japan-EU Year of People-to-People Exchange
• GUESTS AND NATIONAL/SPECIAL DAYS OF THE 2005 WORLD EXPOSITION, AICHI, JAPAN (30 July-5 August)

July 28

• Talks by Telephone between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria
• New Japan-China Friendship Committee for the 21st Century
  • The Third Meeting of New Japan-China Friendship Committee for the 21st Century (Press Release)
  • Outline of New Japan-China Friendship Committee for the 21st Century
  • New Committee List
• The Outline of Ministerial Ordinance and Notification regarding ABTC (APEC Business Travel Card)
• The Trust Fund for Human Security - For the "Human-centered" 21st Century - (Pamphlet) [PDF]

July 27

• Grant Assistance for Underprivileged Farmers: for Conflict-Afflicted People in Southern Sudan (through the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO))

July 26

• Food Aid to African Countries through the World Food Programme (WFP)
• Asia Tsunami Disaster Bilateral Grant Aid: Current Status of Procurement Contracts (as of July 22, 2005)

July 25

• Promoting Human Security and Reducing Poverty among Indigenous Peoples in Papua, Indonesia
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the serial explosions occurred at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt
• Emergency Aid for Flood Disaster in Tajikistan
• Foreign Minister Machimura Nobutaka to Visit the U.K.
• Statement by Ambassador Yoshiki Mine at the Second Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects
• WTO Service Negotiations: Japan's Revised Offer

July 22

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 22 July, 2005
  • Decision of China on yuan's exchange rate
  • Japan-Ukraine relations
  • Japan-Cambodia negotiations on Japan-ASEAN comprehensive economic partnership agreement
  • Japan's grant assistance
  • Guests and national/special days of the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan (23-29 July)
• GUESTS AND NATIONAL/SPECIAL DAYS OF THE 2005 WORLD EXPOSITION, AICHI, JAPAN (23-29 July)

July 21

• Visit to Japan by Mr. Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine
  • Joint Statement on a New Partnership in the 21st Century between Japan and Ukraine
  • Joint Press Release on the Cooperation between Japan and Ukraine in the field of Science and Technology
• Grassroots Human Security Grant Aid to Samawah, Iraq
• Rising Sun Flag Possessed by Imperial Japanese Army Soldier, an Exhibit at the National Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Ukraine, to be Returned
• Statement by Ambassador Shinichi Kitaoka at the Public Meeting of the Security Council on Counter-Terrorism-Related Activities
• Statement by Ambassador Shinichi Kitaoka at the Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the Substantive Session of the Economic and Social Council

July 20

• Emergency Aid to Romania for Flood Disaster
• Fourth Security-related Officials Meeting between Japan and China
• G4 London Declaration
• Event Calendar: EU-Japan Year of People-to-People Exchanges (updated)

July 19

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 19 July, 2005
  • Statement by the Press Secretary on the interim peace agreement between Indonesia and Aceh
  • World Civilization Forum 2005
  • Fourth Security-related Officials Meeting between Japan and China
  • Emergency aid for hurricane disaster in Haiti
  • Grant assistance to Samoa
• World Civilization Forum 2005
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Interim Peace Agreement between Indonesia and Aceh
• Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura to Visit the U.S. (New York) and Singapore

July 15

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 15 July, 2005
  • Visit by Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura to the United States of America (New York) and Singapore
  • Statement by the Press Secretary on the decision to list "Shiretoko" in the World Heritage List
  • Recommendation of a candidate for the next Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  • Japan's grant assistance
  • Third meeting of the joint study group on Japan-Chile EPA/FTA
  • Guests and national/special days of the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan (16 - 22 July)
• Japan: Path of 60 Years as a Nation Striving for Peace (Fact Sheet)
• Nomination of a Candidate for the Next Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• Emergency Aid for Hurricane Disaster in Haiti
• Shiretoko Inscribed on the World Heritage List
  • Statement by the Press Secretary on the Decision to Inscribe "Shiretoko" on the World Heritage List
• Emergency Assistance to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the Wolesi Jirga and Provincial Council Elections in Afghanistan
• Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Indonesia
• GUESTS AND NATIONAL/SPECIAL DAYS OF THE 2005 WORLD EXPOSITION, AICHI, JAPAN (16-22 July)
• Visit to Japan of Her Excellency Begum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh
  • Japan-Bangladesh Joint Press Statement - Strong Partnership towards Prosperity of the International Community and the South Asian Region -
  • Cultural Exchange Programme between the Government of Bangladesh and the Government of Japan
• Mr. Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine, to Visit Japan

July 14

• Internet Press Chat Conference by the Press Secretary 14 July, 2005
  • The Fifth Meeting of the Headquarters for Strengthening the United Nations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
  • Visit to Japan by President Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine
  • Visit by former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto to Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  • Visit by Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Katsuyuki Kawai to Djibouti and Tanzania
  • The Sixth Japan-Mongolia Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Policy Dialogue
  • First Japan-India Joint Study Group Meeting
  • Training Course on Prevention and Crisis Management of Biological Terrorism
• The First Meeting of the Japan-India Joint Study Group
• Mr. Ryutaro Hashimoto, former Prime Minister, to Visit Egypt and the UAE
• Japan-Russia Summit Meeting on the Occasion of the G8 Gleneagles Summit (Summary of Results)
• The Fifth Meeting of the Headquarters for Strengthening the United Nations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

July 13

• Training Course on Prevention and Crisis Management of Biological Terrorism
• Asia Tsunami Disaster Bilateral Grant Aid: Current Status of Procurement Contracts (as of July 12, 2005)

July 12

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 12 July, 2005
  • Relations with the new Government of the Central African Republic
  • Japan-ROK-US trilateral meeting on issues of North Korea
  • Statement by the Press Secretary on the holding of the fourth round of the Six-Party Talks
  • Statement by the Press Secretary on the adoption of amendments to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM)
  • Statement by the Press Secretary on the House of Representatives election in Burundi
  • Economic partnership agreement (EPA) negotiations with Laos, Brunei, and Indonesia
  • Visit by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ichiro Aisawa to China and the US
  • Japan's grant assistance
• On the Relations with the New Government of the Central African Republic
• Exhibition: Schools of Dreams Pictured by Children of Africa and Japan
  • Key Passages from the Speech by Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori
  • Photo Gallery

July 11

• Grassroots Human Security Grant Aid to Iraq (Governorate of Al-Muthanna)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Holding of the Fourth Round of the Six-Party Talks
• Visit to Japan by Honorable Dr. Charles Murigande, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Rwanda
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of Amendments to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the House of Representatives Election in Burundi

July 9

• G8 Gleneagles Summit (July 6-8)
  • Press Conference by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Following the G8 Summit
  • Africa [PDF] [Text Version]
  • CLIMATE CHANGE, CLEAN ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT [PDF] [Text Version]
  • CLIMATE CHANGE, CLEAN ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (Gleneagles Plan of Action) [PDF] [Text Version]
  • G8 RESPONSE TO THE INDIAN OCEAN DISASTER, AND FUTURE ACTION ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION [PDF] [Text Version]
  • GLOBAL ECONOMY AND OIL [PDF] [Text Version]
  • TRADE [PDF] [Text Version]
  • REDUCING IPR PIRACY AND COUNTERFEITING THROUGH MORE EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT [PDF] [Text Version]
  • GLENEAGLES STATEMENT ON NON-PROLIFERATION [PDF] [Text Version]
  • G8 STATEMENT ON COUNTER-TERRORISM [PDF] [Text Version]
  • MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS [PDF] [Text Version]
  • PARTNERSHIP FOR PROGRESS AND A COMMON FUTURE WITH THE BROADER MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGION [PDF] [Text Version]
  • IRAQ [PDF] [Text Version]
  • STATEMENT BY THE G8 AND AU: SUDAN [PDF] [Text Version]
  • Chair's Summary

July 8

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 8 July, 2005
  • Statement by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on the bombing attacks in London
  • Statement by Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura on the killing of Mr. Ihab El-Sherif, Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq
  • Statement by Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura on the completion of Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration in Afghanistan, and Japanese grant assistance to Afghanistan
  • Visit by Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Visit by Parliamentary Secretary Katsuyuki Kawai to Russia
  • Guests of the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan
  • Visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation Charles Murigande of Rwanda
• Visit by Chief Cabinet Secretary Hosoda to the British Embassy in Tokyo to Express the Sympathy of the Government of Japan for Those Sacrificed in a Series of Explosions in London
• Terrorist Attacks on London
  • Statement by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan on the bombing attacks in London
  • Statement by G8, the Leaders of Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa and the Heads of the International Organisations on the bombing attacks in London [PDF] [Text Version]
• Statement by Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura on the Killing of Mr. Ihab El-Sherif, Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq
• GUESTS AND NATIONAL/SPECIAL DAYS OF THE 2005 WORLD EXPOSITION, AICHI, JAPAN (9-15 July)
• Statement by Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura on the Completion of disarmament phase of the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Programme in Afghanistan
• Foreign Minister Machimura Nobutaka to Visit the United Kingdom
• Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan Kenzo Oshima at the Public Meeting of the Security Council

July 6

• Statement by the Press Secretary on Iraq's Participation in the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Training Course
• Improving Human Security by Rebuilding Urban Communities in Afghanistan
• Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministerial Meeting (Summary)
• Japan-Russia Foreign Ministers' Meeting on the Occasion of Iraq International Conference (Overview of Results)

July 5

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 5 July, 2005
  • Visit to Japan by Mr. Norman Jose Caldera Cardenal, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua
  • Expansion of the issuance of entry visas to Japan for group tourists from China
  • Dispatch of observers by Japan to the summit meeting of the African Union in Libya
  • Japanese grant assistance to Saint Christopher and Nevis
• Visit to Japan by Mr. Norman Jose Caldera Cardenal, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua

July 4

• Opening Remarks by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Ichiro Aisawa at the High-level Forum on Health MDGs in Asia and the Pacific

July 1

• JAPAN'S POLICY FOR AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT: Prime Minister Koizumi's Message to Africa towards the G8 Summit [PDF] [Text Version]
• Announcement of the "Health and Development Initiative" and Japan's contribution to achieve the health MDGs
• High-Level Forum on Health MDGs in Asia and the Pacific
  • Summary
  • Chair's Summary [PDF] [Text Version]
  • "Health and Development" Initiative (HDI) - Japan's contribution in achieving the health related MDGs - [PDF] [Text Version]
• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 1 July, 2005
  • Statement by the Chief Cabinet Secretary on Their Majesties' Visit to Saipan
  • Japanese contribution to the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM)
  • Secretary on the construction site of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)
  • Japan-India Joint Working Group on Counterterrorism
  • Grant assistance to Jordan
  • Guests and national/special days of the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan (2 - 8 July)
• GUESTS AND NATIONAL/SPECIAL DAYS OF THE 2005 WORLD EXPOSITION, AICHI, JAPAN (2-8 July)

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