What's New December 2008
December 30
December 26
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (December 26)
- Opening Statement
- Emergency Grant Aid to Tackle the Cholera Outbreak in the Republic of Zimbabwe
- Measures against Piracy Cases off the Coast of Somalia
- Reflections on the Past Year and Future Prospects
- Plans for Overseas Visits
- Opening Statement
- Dispatch of Ambassador on Special Mission to Attend the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Situation in the Gaza Strip
- Talks between Mr. Mohammad Mehdi Akhondzadeh, Deputy Foreign Minister for Asian and Oceanic Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Emergency Grant Aid to Tackle the Cholera Outbreak in the Republic of Zimbabwe
December 25
- Agreement between Japan and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam for an Economic Partnership
- TICAD Follow-up Mechanism: TICAD IV Progress Status List of Yokohama Action Plan
- Follow-up of TICAD IV (Progress of Assistance Measures Announced by Donors)
December 24
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (December 24)
- Opening Statement
- Signing of the Japan-Vietnam Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Extension of the Replenishment Support Special Measures Law
- Measures against Piracy Cases off the Coast of Somalia
- Opening Statement
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Demise of His Excellency Mr. Lansana Conte, President of the Republic of Guinea, and on the Situation in Guinea
- Dispatch of Election Observation Mission for the General Election in Bangladesh
- Signing of the Agreement between Japan and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam for an Economic Partnership
- The 18th Japan-Iran Vice-Ministerial Regular Consultation
December 22
December 19
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (December 19)
- North Korean Issues
- Japan-Australia Joint Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations (Joint Statement 2008)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan, at Bali Democracy Forum
- Visit of Ms. Hashimoto, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the People's Republic of China
- The 7th Round of Working-Level Meeting on Safety Measures and Other Items Related to the USS George Washington
- Signing of the Convention between Japan and the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income
December 18
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 18 December, 2008
- Second Japan-Australia Joint Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations in Tokyo
- Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenichiro Sasae visits Myanmar
- Malawian Foreign Minister visits Japan
- Media FQ 18 December, 2008
- Economic and energy assistance to North Korea
- Statement by Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Occasion of the Ministerial Meeting of the Security Council on the Issue of Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
- Emergency Assistance to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea for Sea Swells Disaster
- Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (Outline of the December Meeting)
December 17
December 16
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (December 16)
- Opening Statement
- The Second Japan-Australia Joint Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations (2+2 Meeting)
- North Korean Issues
- The Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting
- Opening Statement
- The Second Japan-Australia Joint Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations
- Visit to Japan by U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres
- Notification of the Entry into Force of the Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement by Brunei
December 15
December 13
- Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit
- Japan-China-ROK Joint Press Conference (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website)
- Joint Statement for Tripartite Partnership
- Joint Statement on the International Finance and Economy
- Trilateral Joint Announcement on Disaster Management Cooperation
- Action Plan for Promoting Trilateral Cooperation among China, Japan and the Republic of Korea
- Japan-China-ROK Joint Press Conference (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website)
December 12
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (December 12)
- North Korean Issues
- Chairman's Statement of the Six-Party Talks
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Suicide Bomb Attack in Kirkuk, Iraq
- Summary of the Japan - China - Republic of Korea (ROK) Trilateral Policy Consultation on Foreign Policy towards Africa
- Assistance for Palestine Refugees
December 11
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 11 December, 2008
- Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting
- Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Policy Consultation on Africa
- Foreign Minister of Malawi to visit Japan
- Foreign Minister Nakasone meets with the Foreign Secretary of the Philippines to celebrate the Japan-Philippines EPA
- Japan to take part in workshop to implement CWC in Vientiane
- Japan and the EU hold Regulatory Reform Dialogue meeting in Tokyo
- Third International MANGA Award submission process begins
- Japan-UNDP Joint Framework for Building Partnership to Address Climate Change in Africa
- The Document Adopted at the First Meeting of the Joint Committee on the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
December 9
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (December 9)
- Opening Statement
- Attendance at the Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Emergency Grant Aid for Flood Disaster in the Republic of Yemen
- The Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting
- Entry by Chinese Marine Research Vessel into the Territorial Waters of the Senkaku Islands
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Naryshkin Sergei Evgenievich, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation
- North Korean Issues
- Activities Undertaken to Prevent the Conducting of Scientific Whaling
- Opening Statement
- Attendance of Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister, at the Bali Democracy Forum Ministerial Meeting
- Visit to Japan by Hon. Joyce Banda, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi
- Emergency Grant Aid to the Republic of Yemen for Flood Disaster
- Japan - China - R.O.K Trilateral Policy Consultation on Foreign Policy towards Africa
December 8
December 5
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (December 5)
- Opening Statement
- Visit to Japan by Ambassador Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
- North Korean Issues
- Attendance of the Minister for Foreign Affairs at the Convention on Cluster Munitions Signing Ceremony
- Opening Statement
- Statement by Mr. Shintaro ITO, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the 16th OSCE Ministerial Council
- National Awareness Workshop on the Chemical Weapons Convention to be Held in Laos
- Exchange of Views between Parliamentary Vice-Minister Minorikawa and Ministers of the Republic of Rwanda on the Situation in the Eastern Part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
December 4
- 90th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Poland
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 4 December, 2008
- Signing of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
- Adoption of Nuclear Disarmament Resolution Submitted by Japan to the 63rd Plenary Session of the United Nations General Assembly
- Adoption of Draft Resolution Concerning Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons
- The 16th OSCE Ministerial Council
- Entry into Force of the Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
- The Adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution to Address the Acts of Piracy and Armed Robbery off the Coast of Somalia
- Start of Entries for the Third International MANGA Award
- Courtesy Call on Polish President Lech Kaczyński by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone
- Visit to Japan by Mr. NARYSHKIN Sergei Evgenievich, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of Russia
December 3
- Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone's Speech on the Occasion of the Convention on Cluster Munitions Signing Conference
- Statement by Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Opening Ceremony of the Third World Congress against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents
- Adoption of Draft Resolution Concerning Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons Submitted by Japan to the United Nations General Assembly
- Exchange of Diplomatic Notes for the Entry into Force of the Japan-Australia Social Security Agreement
- Adoption of Nuclear Disarmament Resolution Submitted by Japan to the 63rd Plenary Session of the United Nations General Assembly
- Visit by Parliamentary Vice-Minister Minorikawa to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution to Address the Acts of Piracy and Armed Robbery off the Coast of Somalia
December 2
- Signing of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
- Statement by the Press Secretary on Shutdown of International Airport in Thailand
December 1
- Entry into Force of the Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
- Japan-Canada Joint Economic Committee
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