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What's New October 2008

October 31

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (October 31)
  • North Korean Issues
  • Crash Landing and Burning of a Cessna Belonging to Kadena US Air Base Aero Club
  • Emergency Economic Measures
• Statement by the Press Secretary on Serial Terrorist Bombings in Assam State, India
• Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the project "Multi-Sectral Initiative for Community Stabilization and Improved Human Security in Mitrovica North and South and Zvecan" in the Republic of Kosovo
• Visit to Japan by Mr. Sergey Viktorovich LAVROV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
• Surveys for the Improvement of Harbor and Transportation Infrastructures in Ghana

October 30

• Statement by the Press Secretary on Suicide Terrorist Attacks in Somalia
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Deteriorating Situation in the Eastern Part of the Democratic Republic of Congo
• Japan-Canada Trade and Investment Dialogue
• Statement by the Press Secretary on Killing of Chinese Workers in Sudan
• Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Presidential Election in the Maldives

October 29

• Exchange of Notes Concerning a Non-Project Grant Aid to the Palestinian Authority
• Emergency Assistance for Earthquake Disaster in Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Adoption of Nuclear Disarmament Resolution Submitted by Japan to the 63 rd Session of the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly

October 28

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (October 28)
  • Replenishment Activities in the Indian Ocean
  • Summit on Financial Markets and the Global Economy
  • Scheduling of the Japan-Australia 2+2 Meeting
  • Crash Landing and Burning of Cessna Belonging to Kadena US Air Base Aero Club
  • Media Reports concerning Senior Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Masatoshi Kurata
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 28 October, 2008
  • Grant aid to Sudan
  • Grant aid to the Palestinian Authority
  • Seventh round of negotiations on the Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement
  • Negotiations between Japan and Saudi Arabia on the taxation convention
  • Seventh Economic Partnership Consultation between Japan and China held in Shanghai
  • The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visit Japan
• Emergency Assistance for Flood Disaster in the Republic of Yemen
• The Fifth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM5)

October 27

• Visit to Japan of His Excellency Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India
  • The 2nd Japan-India Business Leaders Forum Joint Report
• Exchange of Notes concerning Cultural Grant Aid to Zambia for the Project for the Improvement of Judo Equipment of Zambia Judo Association
• Japan-Netherlands Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• The 5th Iran -Japan Human Rights Dialogue

October 26

• International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza Held in Egypt

October 25

• The Seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 7) in Beijing
  • Chair's Statement of the Seventh Asia-Europe Meeting [PDF]
  • Beijing Declaration on Sustainable Development [PDF]
  • Statement of the Seventh Asia-Europe Meeting on the International Financial Situation [PDF]

October 24

• Remarks by H.E. Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan, at the Reception to Commemorate the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Conclusion of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People's Republic of China "My Personal Conviction regarding Japan-China Relations"
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (October 24)
  • Opening Statement by the Minister
    Emergency Grand Aid to the Republic of Cuba
  • North Korean Issues
  • Secret Agreement concerning Abandonment of Jurisdiction over Criminal Cases Involving US Forces Personnel
  • Media Reports concerning Senior Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Masatoshi Kurata
• Emergency Grant Aid for Hurricane Disaster in the Republic of Cuba
• Signing of Japan-China Consular Agreement
• Exchange of Instruments of Ratification of the Treaty between Japan and China on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

October 23

• Japan elected as Member of the Economic and Social Council of the UN
• Georgia Donors’ Conference (Japan’s Assistance Measures)
• Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Honduras for Torrential Rain Disaster

October 22

• Visit to Japan of His Excellency Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India
  • Joint Statement on the Advancement of the Strategic and Global Partnership between Japan and India
  • Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation between Japan and India
  • Report of the Japan-India Working Group on the Cooperation Toward Establishment of a New IIT [PDF]
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Political Agreement by Parties in the Republic of Bolivia

October 21

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (October 21)
  • Opening Statement by the Minister
    • Notification of the Entry into Force of the Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
    • Emergency Grant Aid for the 2008 Special Presidential Election in Zambia
  • Measures against Piracy Cases Off the Coast of Somalia
  • Upcoming Summit on the Global Financial Crisis
  • Media Reports concerning Senior Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Masatoshi Kurata
  • North Korean Issues
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 21 October, 2008
  • Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Japan
  • Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs attends Georgia Donor's Conference in Brussels
  • Fourth Conference for Confidence-Building between Israelis and the Palestinians
  • Japan elected as non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council
  • Japan provides grant aid to assist the Zambian presidential election
  • Taijiro Kimura dispatched as Director of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific
  • Japan notifies the ASEAN of the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement going into effect
  • Seventh Japan-China Economic Partnership Consultation to be held in Shanghai
  • Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Jacques Marcel Verhagen to visit Japan
• Notification of the Entry into Force of the Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
• Emergency Grant Aid for the 2008 Presidential Election in Zambia

October 20

• Visit to Japan by Mr. Verhagen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
• The Seventh Japan-China Economic Partnership Consultation
• Dispatch of Mr. Taijiro Kimura, Special Assistant for Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issues, to the UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific
• Appointment of "Ambassador for ASEAN"

October 18

• Statement by the Foreign Minister Nakasone on the election of Japan as Non-permanent Member of the UN Security Council

October 17

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (October 17)
  • Opening Statement by the Minister
  • North Korean Issues
  • Media Reports concerning Senior Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Masatoshi Kurata
• Georgia Donors’ Conference
• Meeting between H.E. Dr. Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Mayor of Tehran, and Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Japan Submits Nuclear Disarmament Resolution to UN General Assembly
• Japan-Austria Year 2009
• The First Meeting of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

October 16

• Ms. Seiko Hashimoto, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to Attend the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the “Forum for the Future” under the “Broader Middle East and North Africa: BMENA” Initiative

October 15

• G8 Leaders Statement on the Global Economy
• Foreign Minister Nakasone to Attend the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the “Forum for the Future” under the “Broader Middle East and North Africa: BMENA” Initiative

October 14

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (October 14)
  • North Korean Issues
  • Suicide of Former Company President Kazuyoshi Miura
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 14 October, 2008
  • Statement regarding U.S. announcement of North Korea's removal from the list of state sponsors of terrorism
  • Japan-U.S.-ROK Vice-Ministerial Consultation
• The Fourth Conference for Confidence-Building between the Israelis and the Palestinians
• Visit to Japan by H.E. Dr. Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, Mayor of Tehran

October 12

• Statement by Foreign Minister Nakasone on the rescindment by the U.S. government of the designation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism
• Japan-U.S. Summit Teleconference

October 10

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (October 10)
  • Opening Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs
  • North Korean Issues
  • Replenishment Activities in the Indian Ocean
• Statement by Foreign Minister Nakasone on the Award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Mr. Ahtisaari, former President of Finland
• Visit to Japan of His Majesty Juan Carlos I, The King of Kingdom of Spain, and Her Majesty the Queen Sofia.
• Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministerial Teleconference
• Entry into Force of Convention between Japan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income

October 9

• Japan-U.S.-ROK Vice-Ministerial Consultation
• Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (Outline of the October Meeting)

October 8

• Summary of the Joint Mission for Promoting Trade and Investment for Africa (The Central and West Mission)

October 7

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (October 7)
  • Official Visit to Japan by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall
  • International Finance Issues
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 7 October, 2008
  • Dispatch of Self-Defense Forces personnel to Sudan
  • Visit of Indian Prime Minister to Japan
  • Japan-India Foreign Office consultation
  • Tenth round of negotiations on the Japan-India EPA
  • Visit of Prince Salman of Bahrain to Japan
  • Seventh Japan-Mongolia Policy Dialogue in Ulaanbaatar/First Japan-Mongolia Regional Affairs Dialogue
  • Dispatch of Japanese election monitors to Maldives
• Visit to Japan of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall
• Emergency Assistance for Earthquake Disaster in the Kyrgyz Republic

October 6

• Address by H.E. Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the 45th Annual Japan-U.S. Business Conference hosted by Japan-U.S. Business Councils
• Media FQ 6 October, 2008
  • The New York Times Editorial "The Return of Taro Aso"
• ASEM Seminar on Adaptation to Climate Change
  • Chair's Summary [PDF]
  • Opening Remarks by Mr. Nobuhide Minorikawa, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Visit to Japan of His Highness Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain

October 3

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (October 3)
  • Dispatch of Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
  • Visit to Japan by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India
  • North Korean Issues
• Visit to Japan of His Excellency Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, and Mrs. Gursharan Kaur
• The Japan-India Foreign Office Consultation
• Dispatch of Self-Defense Force Personnel to the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Headquarters
• Dispatch of Election Observer Mission to the Republic of Maldives for Presidential Election

October 2

• Courtesy Call on Minister for Foreign Affairs by Program Associates of the Pilot Program for Human Resource Development in Asia for Peacebuilding
• The 10th Round of Negotiations on the Japan-India Economic Partnership Agreement

October 1

• Japan-Poland Joint Press Statement
• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Parliamentary Elections in the Republic of Belarus
• Inauguration of New JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)

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