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What's New September 2008

September 30

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (September 30)
  • North Korean Issues
  • Establishment of the new Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
  • Replenishment Activities in the Indian Ocean
  • International Financial Issues
  • Implementation Period for the Japan-China-ROK Summit
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 30 September, 2008
  • Welcome to special visitors from Mongolia and Bangladesh
  • Condemnation of terrorist bombings in Damascus
  • Japan's nomination of Ambassador Yukiya Amano for the position of Director-General of the IAEA
  • Announcement of ASEM meeting on Adaptation to Climate Change
  • Visit of Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski to Japan

September 29

• Policy Speech by Prime Minister Taro Aso to the 170th Session of the Diet (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet Official Website)
• Joint Statement: Agreement on Free Trade and Economic Partnership between Japan and the Swiss Confederation
• Japan's Efforts towards the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals [PDF]

September 28

• Statement by the Press Secretary on a Bomb Attack in Damascus, Syria

September 26

• Address by H. E. Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan, at the High-level evening event on the food and climate change crises convened by the UN Secretary-General
• Nomination of Mr. Yukiya Amano, Permanent Representative and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna, as a Candidate for the position of Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Establishment of the New Government in Cambodia
• The 4th Japan-Finland Joint Committee on Cooperation in Science and Technology
• Holding of Global Festa Japan 2008
• The International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament of the Japan-Australia Joint Initiative
• Achievement and Summary of the Joint Mission for Promoting Trade and Investment for Africa (The East Mission)

September 25

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (September 25)
  • Opening Statement
  • North Korean Issues
  • Appointment as Minister for Foreign Affairs
  • Japan-US Relations
  • Abduction of Japanese Nationals in Ethiopia
  • Replenishment Support Special Measures Law
  • Reorganization of the US Forces in Japan (USFJ)
• Address by H.E. Mr. Taro Aso Prime Minister of Japan at the Sixty-Third Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
• Address by H.E. Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the High-Level Event on the Millennium Development Goals, United Nations
• Message from Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Celebrating the Arrival of USS GEORGE WASHINGTON
• Statement by the Press Secretary on Iraq's Approval of Provincial Elections Law
• Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan to Attend the 63rd Session of the General Assembly of UN

September 24

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (September 24)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Japan-China Relations
  • Visits to Yasukuni Shrine
  • Response to the Privatization of the Postal Services
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (September 24)
  • Opening Remarks by Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Koumura
  • Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura's Thoughts on His Tenure in Office and His Expectations for the New Cabinet
• Attendance of Ms. Kawaguchi, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan, to the Fourth Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Ministerial Meeting and the Side-event on Water and Sanitation
  • Statement by H.E. Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan, at the Fourth CTBT Ministerial Meeting
  • Statement by H. E. Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan, at the Side-Event on Water and Sanitation "Water and Sanitation for All"
  • Speech by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Ministerial Breakfast "Climate Change and Development: Progress on Finance for Adaptation"
• ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Seminar on Adaptation to Climate Change
• Visit to Japan of H.E. Mr. Radoslaw Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, and Ms. Anne Applebaum
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in Myanmar (Release of the Political Prisoners)
• Dispatch of Election Observer to the Parliamentary Elections of the Republic of Belarus

September 23

• Statement by Foreign Minister Koumura on the Unanimous Adoption of the U.N. Security Council Resolution on the Extension of the Authorization of the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) in Afghanistan

September 22

• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yoshiro Mori, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan, on the Occasion of the Opening Session of the High-level Meeting on "African Development Needs: state of implementation of various commitments, challenges and the way forward"
• Mr. Yoshiro Mori, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan (former Prime Minister), to Attend High-level Meeting on Africa’s Development Needs
• Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the project “Protection and Empowerment of Victims of Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence in Moldova”

September 21

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Suicide Terrorism in Pakistan

September 19

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (September 19)
  • Opening Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs
    - Cabinet Decision on Bill to Partially Revise the Replenishment Support Special Measures Law
• Attendance of Ms. Kawaguchi, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan, to the Fourth Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Ministerial Meeting and the Side-event on Water and Sanitation
• Emergency Grant Aid for Hurricane Disaster in the Republic of Haiti
• Summary of the 9th Round of Negotiations on the Japan-Vietnam Economic Partnership Agreement

September 18

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Attack on the US Embassy in Yemen
• Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Attend the Festival on the Eve of “Vietnam Festival 2008,” a Commemorative Program to Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relationship between Japan and Viet Nam, and Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to the Opening Ceremony of the “Vietnam Festival 2008”

September 17

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in Zimbabwe (Signing of Agreement between the Ruling and Opposition Parties)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Current Situation in Bolivia
• The Eighth Round of Negotiations on the Japan-Switzerland Economic Partnership Agreement

September 16

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (September 16)
  • Opening Statement by the Minister
    Measures for Strengthening Security Precautions by NGOs, etc. in Response to the Kidnapping of a Japanese National in Afghanistan
  • Securing the Unidentified Submarine
  • Japanese Surrogate Birth in India
  • Handling of India by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 16 September, 2008
  • Dispatch of the Joint Mission to promote Trade and Investment in Africa
  • Exchange of notes between the Danish Ambassador and Minister for Foreign Affairs Koumura regarding the Indian Ocean replenishment mission
  • Visit by the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka to Japan
  • Ninth round of the Japan-Vietnam Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations
  • Aid to Micronesia for improvement of the international airport
• Speech by Mr Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at a Reception to celebrate 150 Years of Diplomatic Relations between the United Kingdom and Japan
• Japan's Assistance to Iraq (Fact Sheet) [PDF]

September 14

• Statement by the Press Secretary on Series of Bombings in New Delhi, India

September 12

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (September 12)
  • Opening Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs
    • Japan's Replenishment Support Activities under the Replenishment Support Special Measures Law (Exchange of Notes with Denmark)
    • Decision on the Logo and Catchphrase for Mekong-Japan Exchange Year 2009
  • North Korean Issues
• Visit to Japan by Hon. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
• Summary of the Joint Mission for Promoting Trade and Investment for Africa (The South Mission)
• Arrival of USS George Washington to Yokosuka
• Logo and Catch line of “Mekong-Japan Exchange Year 2009” Decided
• Exchange of Notes concerning Supplies and Services Contributed to the Armed Forces or Other Similar Entities of Denmark, under the Replenishment Support Special Measures Law
• Visit to the Central and Western African Region by Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Joint Mission for Promoting Trade and Investment to Central and Western Africa)

September 10

• Media FQ 10 September, 2008
  • North Korea: The Health of Chairman Kim Jong Il
• Visit to the United Kingdom by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
• Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Haiti for Hurricane Hanna and Hurricane Ike

September 9

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (September 9)
  • Meeting of Four Ministers on Global Warming
  • North Korean Issues
  • Evaluation of the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit, etc.
  • The Fight against Terrorism
  • The Issue of Georgia
• Keynote Speech by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, on the Occasion of the Africa Day Symposium
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 9 September, 2008
  • Japan-India EPA negotiations
  • Japan's participation in maritime security exercises
  • Appointment of Takahisa Kawakami as Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Timor-Leste
• Statement by Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Situation in Georgia and South Ossetia
• Mr. Yoshiro Mori, former Prime Minister, to visit the Federated States of Micronesia as Ambassador on Special Mission

September 8

• Visit to Japan by young officers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China
• Visit to the East African Region by Mr. Nobuhide Minorikawa, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Joint Mission for Promoting Trade and Investment to East Africa)

September 5

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (September 5)
  • North Korean Issues
• Join Us for Mekong-Japan Exchange Year 2009!

September 4

• The 9th Round of Negotiations on the Japan-India Economic Partnership Agreement

September 3

• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Mr. Takahisa Kawakami, Former Minister-Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, Appointed as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste and Deputy Head of UNMIT
• Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Maritime Interdiction Exercise “Maru” hosted by New Zealand

September 2

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (September 2)
  • North Korean Issues
  • Japan-China-ROK Summit Meeting
  • Refueling Activities in the Indian Ocean
  • Declaration of State of Emergency in Bangkok
  • Possibility of the Prime Minister Attending the United Nations General Assembly
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 2 September, 2008
  • Expression of condolences
  • Announcement on the Joint Mission to Promote Trade and Investment in Africa
  • Announcement of the winners of the 2nd International Manga Award
  • Announcement of incoming exchange students from the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange program
• Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Haiti for Hurricane Gustav

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