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What's New March 2007

March 30

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 30 March, 2007
  • Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso to the Republic of Korea (ROK)
  • Visit by Foreign Minister Aso to the Republic of India for the SAARC Summit Meeting
• Opening Statement by Mr. Masayoshi Hamada, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Japan, at the Seminar on the Promotion of Accession to the International Counter-Terrorism Conventions and Protocols
• TICAD Ministerial Conference on Energy and Environment for Sustainable Development
• Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit India to Attend the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit Meeting
• FY2006 Yen Loan to China
• Statement by the Press Secretary on Presidential Election in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
• Exercise on Antiviral Stockpile for ASEAN Countries to Contain Outbreak of Pandemic Influenza

March 29

• Meeting between Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Alejandro Foxley, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Chile
• Talks between Mr. Shotaro Yachi, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Mr. Vladimir Yakunin, President of Russian Railways
• Dr. Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East, to Meet with the Leaders of the Countries concerned with the Middle East Peace Attending the Arab League Summit

March 28

• Diplomatic Bluebook 2007 (Executive Summary)
• Visit to Japan of H.E. General Surayut Chulanont, Prime Minister of Thailand
• Senior Official-Level Meeting on Human Security
• The Second Round of Negotiations on the Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income with the United Arab Emirates
• The Second Round of Negotiations on the Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income with the State of Kuwait
• The Seventh Japan-China Consultations concerning the East China Sea and Other Matters

March 27

• Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Chile for a Strategic Economic Partnership
  • Agreement [PDF]
  • Attachments [PDF]
  • Implementing Agreement [PDF]
  • Joint Statement [HTML] [PDF]
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 27 March, 2007
  • Dispatch by Japan of arms monitors to the United Nations Political Mission in Nepal (UNMIN)
  • Dispatch by Japan of an election observer mission to the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste
  • Japan-Republic of Chile Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
  • Visit to Japan by Premier Wen Jiabao of the People's Republic of China
• Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Wen Jiabao Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
• Meeting between Mr. Tariq Al-Hashimi, Vice President of Iraq, and Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (Outline)
• Statement by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution concerning Iran’s Nuclear Issue
• Seminar on the Promotion of Accession to the International Counter-Terrorism Conventions and Protocols
• Dispatch of Election Observer Mission to Timor-Leste for Presidential Election
• Dispatch of Arms Monitors to the United Nations Political Mission in Nepal (UNMIN)
• Japan-China Joint History Research Committee Members Pay Courtesy Call on Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs

March 26

• Visit of External Affairs Minister of India to Japan (Joint Press Release)
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Aso (March 23)
• Statement of Ambassador Kenzo Oshima, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, on the Situation in Afghanistan
• Dr. Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East, to Attend the Arab League Summit
• Visit to Japan of Dr. Alejandro Foxley, Minister of Foreign Relations of the Republic of Chile

March 23

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 23 March, 2007
  • Visit to Japan by Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi of the Republic of Iraq
  • Visit to Japan by Minister of External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee of the Republic of India
  • Visit to Japan by Prime Minister Romano Prodi of the Italian Republic
• Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic and Mrs. Franzoni Prodi
• Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, condolences with Mr. S.V. Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, over Mine Explosion in Kemerovo Region and Nursing Home Fire in Krasnodar Territory
• Signing Ceremony for the ASEAN Japan Comprehensive Partnership Cooperation Fund and East Asia Youth Exchange Fund between Japan and ASEAN
• FY2006 Conference of Japanese Ambassadors to Asian and Oceanian Countries
• Seminar on Investment Promotion in the Southeastern Europe and V4 Countries

March 22

• Internet Press Chat Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 22 March, 2007
  • Seminar on Investment Promotion in Central Europe and the V4 Countries
  • Visit to Japan by Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt of the Kingdom of Sweden
  • Second bilateral meeting between Japan and Viet Nam on economic partnership agreement (EPA) negotiations
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Aso (March 20)
• Telephone Conversation between the Foreign Ministers of Japan and Canada
• Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, Paid Courtesy Calls on Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Summary)
• Visit to Japan by Mr. Carl Bildt, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
• Letters Sent by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of the UN, and Prime Minister Nori K. Al-Maliky of Iraq, to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Airlift-Support by the Japan Self-Defense Forces for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and for the Multi-National Forces
• The Second Meeting between Japan and Vietnam on Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Negotiations
• Mr. Arne Walther, Secretary General of the International Energy Forum (IEF), Pays Courtesy Call on Ms. Midori Matsushima, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Professor Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Pays a Courtesy Call on Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs

March 20

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 20 March, 2007
  • Announcements available on the MOFA website
  • The First Round of the Negotiation on the Trilateral Investment Agreement among the People's Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea
• Mr. Takeshi Iwaya, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Kenya and Germany
• Food Aid through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
• Senior Official-Level Meeting on Human Security
• Grant Assistance for Underprivileged Farmers in Sudan, Palestine, and Mozambique through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• Food Aid through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

March 19

• Protocol amending the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Singapore for a New-Age Economic Partnership
• The First Round of the Negotiation on the Trilateral Investment Agreement among the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea
• Efforts of Japan for Iraq -Establishing Long-term and Strategic Partnership and Promotion of National Reconciliation-
• Second Meeting of the Japan-China Joint History Research Committee
• The Fourth Round of Negotiations for the Japan-Brunei Economic Partnership Agreement (JBEPA)
• Emergency Grant Aid to Nepal for Emergency Humanitarian Assistance
• Grant Aid for the Earthquake Risk Reduction and Recovery Preparedness Programme for South Asian Region
• FY2006 Japan-EU Regulatory Reform Dialogue Brussels Meeting

March 18

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Formation of a National Unity Government of the Palestinian Authority

March 16

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 16 March, 2007
  • Announcements available on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
  • Visit to Japan by Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi of the Republic of Iraq
  • Seminar for Iraqi National Reconciliation
  • Japan-Singapore Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
• Signing of Protocol Amending the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Singapore for a New-Age Economic Partnership
• Talks between Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Mohammad Shariatmadari, Member of Strategic Council for Foreign Relation of Iran
• The Fifth Japan-Russia Forum: Prospects for Japan-Russian Relations in the Asia-Pacific Region in the Era of Globalization
• Visit to Japan by Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of External Affairs of India

March 15

• Startup Meeting for Four-Party Consultative Unit for the Concept of the "Corridor for Peace and Prosperity"
• Mr. Cho Jung-pyo, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea, Pays a Courtesy call on Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Preparatory Meeting for Negotiations on the Japan-Switzerland Economic Partnership Agreement
• Keynote Speech by Mr. Katsuhito ASANO, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan, at the Symposium on Japan and India "Japan-India Strategic Partnership in an Era of Asian Regional Integration"

March 14

• Japan-Liberia Summit Talks
• Japan-Liberia Foreign Ministerial Talks
• Fourth Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue
• Courtesy Call on Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, by Award Winners of the 21st High School Students' Speech Contest on the Northern Territories
• Courtesy Call on Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Award Winners of the 21st High School Students' Speech Contest on the Northern Territories

March 13

• Japan-Australia Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation
• Address by H.E. Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Founding of the Japan Forum on International Relations, Inc. "Arc of Freedom and Prosperity"
• Press Conference by the Assistant Press Secretary 13 March, 2007
  • The Four-Party Consultative Unit for the concept of the "Corridor for Peace and Prosperity"
• Training for Iraqi Diplomats
• Visit to Japan of the Fifth Group of Chinese High School Students on the Japan-China 21st Century Exchange Program Short-Term Mission
• The First Round of Negotiations for Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

March 12

• Startup Meeting for Four-Party Consultative Unit for the Concept of the "Corridor for Peace and Prosperity" and the Third Conference for Confidence-Building between the Israelis and the Palestinians
• Assistance for Consolidation of Peace in Africa
• The First Round of the Negotiation on the Japan-Lao Bilateral Investment Agreement
• The Second Round of the Negotiation on the Japan-Cambodia Bilateral Investment Agreement
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Aso (March 9)

March 9

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 9 March, 2007
  • Visit to Japan by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of the Republic of Singapore
  • Visit to Japan by Prime Minister John Howard of the Commonwealth of Australia
• Joint Statement on Friendship and Partnership in a New Era between Japan and Georgia
• Mr. Katsuhito Asano, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit India, Vietnam, and China
• Mr. Masayoshi Hamada, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Geneva, Switzerland
• Tokyo Workshop on Small Arms and Light Weapons
• Fourth Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue

March 8

• Opening Speech by H.E. Foreign Minister Taro Aso at HiPeC International Peace Building Conference at International Conference Hall, Hiroshima "Hoisting a New Banner of Japan as a Nation of Peace"
• Talks between Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Mr. Juan Evo Morales Ayma, President of the Republic of Bolivia
• TICAD Ministerial Conference on Energy and Environment for Sustainable Development
• Holding of the "Japan-China Super Live in Beijing" - Commemorative Opening Event of "The Japan-China Exchange Year of Culture and Sports 2007"

March 7

• Emergency Grant Aid for Torrential Rain Disaster in the Republic of Bolivia
• Exchange of Diplomatic Notes for the Entry into Force of the Protocol between Japan and the United Mexican States related to Improvement of Market Access Conditions based on paragraphs 3 and 5 of Article 5 of the Agreement between Japan and the United Mexican States for the Strengthening of the Economic Partnership
• Visit to Japan by Mr. Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, Prime Minister of Romania (Summary and Evaluation)
• Japan's Assistance to Iraq (Fact Sheet) (updated) [PDF] [Text Version]

March 6

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 6 March, 2007
  • Visit to Japan by President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia
  • Seventh High Level Consultation between Japan and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
  • Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso
  • Convening of the Japan-North Korea Working Group
• Visit to Japan by H.E. Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia
• Talks between Hon. Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Malaysia, and Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs
• The 7th Japan-NATO High-Level Consultation
• Preparatory Meeting for Negotiations on the Japan-Switzerland Economic Partnership Agreement
• Talks between Foreign Ministers of Japan and Mongolia
• The First Japan-Vietnam Joint Committee on Cooperation in Science and Technology
• Dispatch of Japan's Ambassador on Special Mission to the Ceremony of the 50th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Ghana
• First Meeting of the Advisory Council on International Cooperation

March 5

• Message from Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, to Mr. Bertie Ahern TD, Taoiseach of Ireland, on the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Ireland
• Visit to Japan by The Honourable Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Malaysia
• Holding of the International Symposium "Capacity Building in Africa and the Role of Japan" (March 16, Tokyo)
• Symposium "Toward Stabilization of Timor-Leste: UN Peacebuilding Activities and Japan's Role"
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Aso (March 2)
• The Seventh Round of Negotiations between Japan and the Republic of Korea (R.O.K.) on the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the Negotiations on the Provisional Framework concerning Cooperation on Marine Scientific Research
• Noh Performance by Grand Master of Kanze School: Event Commemorating "Japan-India Friendship Year" and "120th Anniversary of Japan-Thailand Diplomatic relations"

March 2

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 2 March, 2007
  • Announcements available on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
• Holding of the International Symposium "Recent Trend of the Management of Marine Living Resources: Possibility and Limitation of Ecosystem approaches"
• Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia, and the First Lady
• Visit to Japan by Mr. John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia
• Signing of the Japan-Australia Social Security Agreement
• Japan's Emergency Assistance to improve the humanitarian situation of the Palestinians
• Japan contributes US$ 186 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
• Invitation to Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Educator
• Negotiations on the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

March 1

• Secondment of a Japan's Foreign Ministry Official as the Chief of Staff in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
• Assistance to Farmers in the Southern Part of the Republic of Haiti Affected by Hurricane through the FAO's Project to Improve Food Self-sufficiency
• Mr. Mikahil Efimovich Fradkov, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Pays Courtesy Call on Mr. Yohei Kono, Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Visit to Japan by Japanese American Leadership Delegation

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