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What's New January 2006

January 31

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 31 January, 2006
  • Japan's policy regarding the Taiwan issue
  • Statement by the Press Secretary on the inauguration of President Denis SASSOU NGUESSO of the Republic of Congo as Chairman of the African Union (AU)
  • Visit by Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shotaro Yachi to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the United Kingdom
  • International Symposium on Scientific and Technical Aspects on the Establishment of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf beyond 200 Nautical Miles
  • First Japan-Russia Working Group Meeting on Consular Affairs
  • Non-project grant aid to the Kingdom of Lesotho
  • Cultural grant aid to the Republic of Moldova
  • One World Festival at the Osaka International House
• United States - Japan Consultations on the Use of the Global Positioning System (Joint Announcement)

January 30

• International Symposium on Scientific and Technical Aspects on the Establishment of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf beyond 200 Nautical Miles [PDF]
• Statement by the Press Secretary on Inauguration of H.E. Mr. Denis SASSOU NGUESSO, President of the Republic of Congo, as Chair of the African Union (AU)
• Statement by Mr. Toshiro Ozawa, Ambassador of Japan, at the Informal Consultation of the Plenary of the UN General Assembly on Secretariat and Management Reform

January 27

• Statement by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi On Their Majesties' Visit to Asian Countries
• Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan to Visit Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 27 January, 2006
  • Visit by Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan to the Republic of Singapore, Malaysia and the Kingdom of Thailand
  • Japan-DPRK Comprehensive and Parallel Talks
  • Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso on the elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council
  • Statement by Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on the direct talks on implementation of Cease-fire Agreements between the Government of Sri Lanka and Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
  • Seminar to further understand Middle East and Islam in Yamaguchi
• Statement by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council
• Statement by the Press Secretary on Direct Talks on Implementation of Cease-fire Agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka and Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
• Priority Issues for Japan on the United Nations Reform (January 2006)

January 26

• Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsutoshi Kaneda to Attend the London Conference on Afghanistan
• Internet Press Chat Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 26 January, 2006
  • Visit to Japan of United States (US) Deputy Secretary of State, Robert B. Zoellick from 21 to 23 January
  • Statement by Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on the demise of the President of Kosovo Ibrahim Rugova
  • Visit by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsutoshi Kaneda to London to Attend the London Conference on Afghanistan
  • Seminar on the Promotion of Accession to the International Counter-Terrorism Conventions and Protocols
  • Fourth Japan-U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) Plenary Meeting
  • Grant aid to Mongolia
  • Grant aid to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
  • Grant aid to the Republic of Nicaragua
  • Debt-relief measure for the Republic of Rwanda
• Japan's Contribution to fight against Avian and Pandemic Influenza

January 25

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Demise of Dr. Ibrahim Rugova, President of Kosovo
• Seminar on the Promotion of Accession to the International Counter-Terrorism Conventions and Protocols

January 24

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 24 January, 2006
  • Announcement by Press Secretary Yoshinori Katori of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Results of the National Assembly Election of Iraq
  • Japan-U.S. Director-General level meeting on U.S. beef
  • Upcoming Japan-India Joint Study Group Meeting
  • Upcoming Fifth Tokyo Workshop on official development assistance (ODA) evaluation
  • Dispatch of Mr. Kunio Hatoyama to the Republic of Honduras on the inauguration of President Josê Manuel Zenraya Rosales
  • Grassroots human security grant aid to Iraq
  • Non-project grant aid to the Kingdom of Swaziland and the Republic of Honduras
  • Courtesy call on Foreign Minister Aso by U.S. Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor, Jack Dyer Crouch II
• The Fifth Tokyo Workshop on ODA Evaluation
• Seminar on International Peace Cooperation [PDF]

January 23

• Statement by the Press Secretary on Announcing the Results of the National Assembly Election of Iraq by the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq

January 20

• Policy Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso to the 164th Session of the Diet
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 20 January, 2006
  • Visit to Japan of United States (US) Deputy Secretary of State, Robert B. Zoellick from 21 to 23 January
  • Arrest of persons concerned with political parties in the Kingdom of Nepal
  • Elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council on 25 January
  • The Situation in Côte d'Ivoire
  • The Second Public Forum concerning United Nations (UN) reform
  • Symposium on "Recent Trend of the Management of Marine Living Resources: Sustainable Use and Application of Precautionary Approach"
  • Visit to the United Mexican States by His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan
  • The sixth ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU Summit)
  • Signing of a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty between Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK)
  • The first round of formal negotiations to revise the convention concerning avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion of income tax between the Government of Japan and the Government of French Republic
  • Visit to Japan by Vice-President and Chairman of the Golkar Party H. Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, of the Republic of Indonesia from 22 to 26 January
  • Visit to Japan by Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut
  • Japan's Grant Aid to the Republic of Ecuador, the Republic of Guatemala and the Republic of Zambia
• Signing of a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty between Japan and the Republic of Korea
• Japan to Send Observers to the Sixth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU Summit)
• Symposium "Recent Trend of the Management of Marine Living Resources: Sustainable Use and Application of Precautionary Approach"
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Arrest of Persons concerned with Political Parties in Nepal
• The International Pledging Conference on Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza
  • Statement by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasuhisa Shiozaki
  • Statement by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasuhisa Shiozaki at the Pledging Session of the International Pledging Conference on Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza

January 19

• Visit to Japan by OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut
• Visit to Japan of Mr. Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in Côte d'Ivoire

January 18

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council

January 17

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 17 January, 2006
  • Anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake
  • Dispatch of Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso to the State of Kuwait to offer condolences on the demise of H.H. Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
  • Visit to Beijing by Senior-Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasuhisa Shiozaki to participate in the International Pledging Conference on Avian and Human Influenza
  • Dispatch of Special Envoy of the Government of Japan, Dr Tatsuo Arima, to La Paz, the Republic of Bolivia, on the inauguration ceremony of the New Bolivian President, Mr. Juan Evo Morales Aima
  • Japan-EU High-level Consultations
  • Appointment of the Vice-President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Etsuo Kitahara as the new Executive Director of the International Grains Council (IGC)
  • Grant aid to the Republic of Madagascar and the Republic of Cape Verde
• Japan-EU High-level Consultations
• The International Grains Council (IGC) Appointed Etsuo Kitahara, Vice-President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), as the New Executive Director
• Dispatch of Ambassador on Special Mission to Offer Condolences on the Demise of H.H. Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of State of Kuwait

January 13

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 13 January, 2006
  • The Meeting on Early Response to the Potential Influenza Pandemic in Asia
  • The Orientation Program for the United States Forces in Japan (USFJ)
  • Visits by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasuhisa Shiozaki to Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia
  • Presidential Inauguration Ceremony in Monrovia, Liberia
  • Visits by Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Akiko Yamanaka to Belgium, United Kingdom, Slovenia, and Austria
  • Dispatch of Ambassador on Special Mission to the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of Kazakhstan
  • Visit to Japan by Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Karen Koning AbuZayd
  • Statement by the Press Secretary on the resumption of uranium enrichment-related research and development activities by Iran
  • Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) activities
  • Assistance to the "Isolated and Disenfranchised Communities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory" project
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Stampede Deaths in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
• Governmental Consultations between Japan and North Korea (Overview)

January 12

• Visit to Japan of Ms. Karen Koning AbuZayd, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
• Remarks by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsutoshi Kaneda at the Japan-WHO Joint Meeting on Early Response to Potential Influenza Pandemic

January 11

• Dispatch of a Special Envoy of the Prime Minister to Attend the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of Liberia
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Resumption of Uranium Enrichment-related Research and Development Activities by Iran

January 10

• Death of the Consular Officer of the Consulate General of Japan in Shanghai
• Postponement of Visit to Australia by Foreign Minister Taro Aso
• Dispatch of Ambassador on Special Mission to the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of Kazakhstan
• Assistance for "Isolated and Disenfranchised Communities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory" Project
• General information on the Fourth Japan-Pacific Islands Forum Summit Meeting

January 6

• Visit to Japan of Judo Athletes from the Middle East
• Emergency Aid to Indonesia for Flood and Landslide Disaster on Java Island
• Grant Aid to Pakistan for the Project for the Enhancement of Training Capabilities of Construction Machinery Training Institute
• Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Visit to the Middle East
• Foreign Minister Aso's visit to Pakistan (Overview)

January 5

• Foreign Minister Taro Aso to Visit Australia
• Foreign Minister Aso's Visit to India (Joint Press Release)

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