What's New February 2006
February 28
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 28 February, 2006
- Message of condolence from Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso related to the roof collapse accident in Moscow
- Visit to Japan by Minister of Civil Defense, Emergencies, and Natural Disasters Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu of Russia
- Visit to Japan by President Ilham Aliyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- Japan-Republic of Korea Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue
- Visit to Japan by President Bingu Wa Mutharika of the Republic of Malawi
- Symposium "Peace Building in Afghanistan: Symposium on the Progress in Post-war Reconstruction and Related Issues"
- Signing of Agreement for Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy between Japan and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM)
- Dispatch to the Republic of the Philippines of a Government and Private-sector Joint Mission on BIMP-EAGA
- Grant aid to the Republic of Indonesia for underprivileged farmers
- Dispatching an Expert Team for Needs Assessment Team to the Leyte Island of the Philippines which Suffers the Massive Landslide Disaster
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Dr. Bingu Wa Mutharika, President of the Republic of Malawi (Announcement by the Press Secretary)
- Signing of Agreement for Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy between Japan and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM)
- Speech by Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Shintaro Ito at a dinner on the occasion of the visit of MEC for Education of Mpumalanga, Mr. Siphosezwe Masango
February 27
- Dispatching a Government and Private-sector Joint Mission to the Philippines to Support Development of BIMP-EAGA
- Symposium "Peace Building in Afghanistan: Symposium on Progress in Post-war Reconstruction and Related Issues" to be held with the Participation of Mr. Norihiro Okuda, Japanese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Afghanistan
February 24
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 24 February, 2006
- Message of condolence from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi concerning the bombing in Iraq
- A Foreign Policy and Energy Security Seminar "Energy Situation and Foreign Policy in Russia, China and India"
- Japan-India protocol amending the taxation convention
- Grant aid to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Visit to Japan of Mr. Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu, Minister for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters of the Russian Federation
- Message of Condolence from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to Prime Minister Dr. Ibrahim Al-Jafari and President Mr. Jalal Talabani of the Iraqi Transitional Government concerning the Bombing of the Holy Mosque in Samarra, Iraq
- Foreign Policy and Energy Security Seminar "Energy Situation in Russia, China and India: From the Foreign Policy Perspective"
- Assistance for "Establishing a Zone Free of the Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Problem in the Southern Rift Valley, Ethiopia, and Assisting Rural Communities in Agricultural and Livestock Development" Project
- Implementation of the Cooperation for the Sakhalin Region
- Eleventh Japan-CARICOM Consultation (Overview)
February 23
- Internet Press Chat Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 23 February, 2006
- Landslide disaster in Indonesia
- Dispatch of experts to the landslide in Leyte of the Philippines
- Sri Lanka's Peace Promotion Tour in Japan
- Cooperation for the Sakhalin Region
- Second meeting of the Joint Governmental Study for strengthening economic relations between Japan and Switzerland
- MOFA/IOM Symposium: "How Should Japan Respond to the Issues of Foreigners? Towards the Integration of Foreigners into Japanese Society"
- Second Meeting of the Joint Governmental Study for Strengthening Economic Relations between Japan and Switzerland
- Statement by Ambassador Kenzo Oshima, Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Public Meeting of the Security Council on PKO Procurement
- Joint Communiqué at the Eleventh Japan-CARICOM Consultation
- Speech by Dr. Kiyohiko Toyama, Vice-Minister (Parliamentary) for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the "MENA-OECD Investment Ministerial Meeting"
February 22
- Dispatch of Experts to the Landslide in Leyte of the Philippines
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Kenzo Oshima, Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Public Meeting of the Security Council on Counter-Terrorism-Related Activities
- Address of Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Katsutoshi Kaneda at the Opening Session of the 11th Japan-CARICOM Consultation Meeting
February 21
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 21 February, 2006
- Emergency assistance for the landslide in Leyte of the Philippines
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the presidential election in Haiti
- The 4th Japan-India Security Dialogue
- Establishment of High-Level Panel on UN System-Wide Coherence in Areas of Development, Humanitarian Assistance, Environment
- Visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Angela Kane of the United Nations
- Debt-relief measure in the form of cancellation for the Republic of Bolivia
- Non-project grant aid to Guyana
- Japan-Russia Consultations on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential Election in the Republic of Haiti
February 20
- BWC TOKYO SEMINAR (Overview and Results)
- Emergency Assistance for the Landslide in Leyte of the Philippines
- On the Disastrous Landslide in the Leyte State of the Philippines
- Chair's Summary of TICAD Conference on Consolidation of Peace
February 17
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 17 February, 2006
- Visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs Artis Pabriks of the Republic of Latvia
- Visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Briz Abularach of the Republic of Guatemala
- The first meeting of the joint study group on the negotiations for the Japan-Viet Nam Economic Partnership Agreement
- The first scoping consultation meeting with a view to starting negotiations for the Japan-Brunei Economic Partnership Agreement
- Signing of the Japan-Canada Social Security Agreement
- Assistance for "The African Millennium Villages Initiative" Project
- Assistance for consolidation of peace in Africa
- The Ninth Meeting of the Japan-Russia Committee on Cooperation in Science and Technology
- Japan's Support for the Consolidation of Peace in Africa
- Statement by Mr. Toshiro Ozawa, Ambassador of Japan, at the Informal Consultation of the Plenary of the United Nations General Assembly on Secretariat and Management Reform
February 16
- Assistance for "The African Millennium Villages Initiative" Project
- Agreement between Japan and Canada on Social Security [PDF]
- Visit to Japan of Dr. Artis Pabriks, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
- Treaties to be submitted to the 164th Ordinary Session of the Diet
- Statement by Delegation of Japan Satomi Okagaki at the Forty-fourth Session of the Commission for Social Development on Item 3 (b): Review of relevant United Nations plans and programmes of action pertaining to the situation of social groups
February 15
- Signing of the Japan-Canada Social Security Agreement
- Visit to Japan of Mr. Jorge Briz Abularach, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala
- Visit to Japan of Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany
February 14
- Assistance for Consolidation of Peace in Africa
- International Symposium on Trafficking in Persons
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 14 February, 2006
- Visit to Japan by Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Visit to Japan by Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier of the Federal Republic of Germany
- The 17th Women's Exchange Program Japan-Jordan, Egypt and the Palestinian Territories
- The 13th Asian Export Control Seminar
- Debt relief measure for the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Emergency grant aid for five African countries through United Nations (UN) agencies and other organizations
- Visit of H.E. Mr. Manuchehr Mottaki, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, to Japan
February 13
- The 17th Women's Exchange Program Japan-Jordan, Egypt and the Palestinian Territories
- Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Kiyohiko Toyama to Attend Middle East and North Africa (MENA)-OECD Investment Ministerial Meeting
February 10
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 10 February, 2006
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the local elections in the Kingdom of Nepal
- Visit to Japan by young members of the State Duma of the Russian Federation
- Seminar on International Peace Cooperation "Role of Various Stakeholders in Post-Conflict Cooperation: Their Strategic Collaboration, Challenges, and Implication for Japan's International Peace Cooperation"
- Grant aid to the Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Local Elections in the Kingdom of Nepal
- Visit to Japan by The Right Honorable Sir Rabbie Namaliu, Acting Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea), and Mrs. Namaliu
February 9
- Internet Press Chat Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 9 February, 2006
- Second "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue Senior Officials Meeting (SOM)
- Visit to Japan by Sir Rabbie Namaliu, Acting Chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea), and Mrs. Namaliu
- Additional assistance to emergency grant aid to Pakistan through international organizations for large-scale earthquake disaster
- Joint Study for Enhancing Economic Relations between Japan and Australia (including the Feasibility or Pros and Cons of Free Trade Agreement) Meeting No. 2
- Grassroots cultural grant aid to the Bulgarian Sumo Federation (presentation of donation list by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso to Ozeki Koto-oshu)
- Panel discussion: Talking about International Exchange with the Foreign Ministry
- Additional Assistance to Emergency Grant Aid to Pakistan through International Organizations for Large-Scale Earthquake Disaster
- Joint Meeting of the Headquarters for the WTO Doha Development Agenda (DDA) Negotiations and the Headquarters for Promoting Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA)
- Grassroots Cultural Grant Aid for the Bulgarian Sumo Federation (Presentation of Donation List by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Ozeki Koto-oshu)
- Speech by Mr. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the 42nd Munich Conference on Security Policy
- 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
February 8
- Panel Discussion: Talking about International Exchange with the Foreign Ministry
- Twelfth Round of the Director-General-Level Cultural Consultations between Japan and the Republic of Korea
February 7
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 7 February, 2006
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the adoption of a resolution concerning Iran's nuclear issue at the Extraordinary meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the difficult situation over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad
- Exemption of temporary visitors' visa for nationals of the Republic of Korea
- The Fourth Japan-China Comprehensive Policy Dialogue
- Amnesty to members of the opposition party in Cambodia
- Japan-France deputy ministerial talks
- The 3rd Round of Negotiation for the Japan-Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement
- Food aid to the Republic of Djibouti
- Statement by the Press Secretary on Pardons of Members of the Opposition Party in Cambodia
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Difficult Situation over Caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad
- Statement by H.E. Katsutoshi Kaneda, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the London Conference on Afghanistan
February 6
- Exemption of Temporary Visitors' Visa for Nationals of the Republic of Korea
- Japan-China Comprehensive Policy Dialogue
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of a Resolution concerning Iran's Nuclear Issue at the Extraordinary Meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors
February 3
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 3 February, 2006
- Visit to the Middle East by Dr. Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East
- The TICAD Conference on Consolidation of Peace
- The Third Asian Senior-level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP)
- Second "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue/Senior Officials Meeting (SOM)
- Visit by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasuhisa Shiozaki to Germany to attend the 42nd Munich Security Council Meeting
- Convention between Japan and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital Gains
- Dispatch of election observers for the general elections in the Republic of Haiti
- BWC (Biological Weapons Convention) Tokyo Seminar
- Visit to Japan by Dr. Jean Pasvcal Zanders, Director of the BioWeapons Prevention Project (BWPP)
- "ASEM Workshop on Community-Level Action for Global Environmental Agenda" and "An Open ASEM Panel Discussion on 'The Role of Local Governments in Building a Sound Material-Cycle Society'"
- Emergency assistance to the Republic of Bolivia for flood disaster
- The Third Asian Senior-level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP)
- ASEM Workshop on Community-Level Actions for Global Environmental Agenda and Open ASEM Panel Discussion on "The Role of Local Governments in Building a Sound Material-Cycle Society"
- Convention between Japan and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital Gains [PDF]
- Seminar Series to Understand the Middle East
February 2
- TICAD Conference on Consolidation of Peace
- BWC (Biological Weapons Convention) Tokyo Seminar
- Statement by Ambassador Toshiro Ozawa at the Informal Consultation of the Plenary of the UN General Assembly on Secretariat and Management Reform
February 1
- Emergency Assistance to Bolivia for Flood Disaster
- Dispatch of Election Observers for the General Elections in the Republic of Haiti
- Japan's Assistance to Iraq (Fact Sheet) (updated) [PDF]
- Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso "ODA: Sympathy is Not Merely for Others' Sake"
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