What's New December 2009
December 29
- Visit to India by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama
- Minutes of Joint Press Conference by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of Japan and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India Following the Japan-India Summit Meeting (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Website) (December 29, 2009)
- Joint Statement by Prime Minister Dr. Yukio Hatoyama and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh - New Stage of Japan-India Strategic and Global Partnership -
- Action Plan to advance Security Cooperation based on the Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation between Japan and India
- Remarks by H.E. Dr. Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan, at the Luncheon Hosted by H.E. Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India
- Minutes of Joint Press Conference by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of Japan and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India Following the Japan-India Summit Meeting (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Website) (December 29, 2009)
December 28
- Visit to the Republic of Turkey by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran
December 24
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(December 24)
- Foreign Minister Okada’s visit to Russia
- Fourth Plenary Meeting of the Japan-China Joint History Research Committee
- Questions concerning Foreign Minister Okada's visit to Russia,More...
December 22
December 21
- Visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan by Mr. Koichi Takemasa, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
- Exchange of Notes concerning Non-Project Grant Aid to the Palestinian Authority
December 18
- Statement by H.E. Dr. Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan, at the Informal High-level Event of the Fifteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Website)
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr Ali Hassan Bahdon, Minister of Equipment and Transportation of the Republic of Djibouti
- Meeting of Japanese Ambassadors to Middle East and North Africa in 2009
- The Second Meeting of the Joint Committee of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of the Philippines for an Economic Partnership
- The Agreement in principle on a new Convention replacing the current Convention between Japan and the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income
December 17
- Visit to Japan by Judge Song Sang-Hyun, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(December 17)
- Prime Minister Hatoyama attends COP15 Summit Meeting
- Japan announces 1.75 trillion yen in environmental assistance at COP15
- Foreign Minister of Mongolia Gombojav Zandanshatar visits Japan,More...
- Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the Project in the Philippines
- Exchange of Notes for Grant Aid for the Republic of Albania
December 16
December 15
- Japan-Australia Prime Ministers' Meeting (Outline)
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia, by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (Overview)
- Signing of the Japan-EU Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters
December 14
- Visit to Japan by H.E Dr. Saeed Jalili, Secretary of Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Exchange of Notes for Environmental Program Grant Aid for the Republic of Yemen (The Project for Introduction of Clean Energy by Solar Electricity Generation System)
- Signing Ceremony for the Exchange of Notes for Grant Aid for the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
December 11
- Visit to Japan by the Hon. Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia
- The 5th Australia-Japan-United States Counter-Terrorism Consultation
- Appointment of the Representative of the Government of Japan to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
- Exchange of Notes for Grant Aid for the Republic of Zambia (the Project for the Improvement of the Medical Equipment of the University Teaching Hospital)
December 10
- Joint Press Conference by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of Japan and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia on the Occasion of the Bali Democracy Forum II in Bali, Indonesia (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Website)
- Remarks by Prime Minister Hatoyama at the Bali Democracy Forum II (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Website)
- Visit of Mr. Ihor Kohut, Director of the Laboratory of Legislative Initiatives, Ukraine, to Japan
- The Japan-Pakistan Foreign Secretary Level Political Consultation
- The Entry into Force of the Japan-Peru Investment Agreement
- First Meeting of the Japan-Arab Economic Forum (Summary and Assessment)
- Signing Ceremony for the Exchange of Notes for Japanese ODA Loan and Grant Aid to the Republic of Indonesia (Climate Change Program Loan (II), the Project for Improvement of Bridges in Nias Island, and the Project for Construction of Bridges in the Province of Nusa Tenggara Barat, Phase 2)
December 9
December 7
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Dr. Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas, President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
December 6
December 4
December 3
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(December 3)
- Adoption of the draft resolution on nuclear disarmament at the 64th session of the United Nations
- Inauguration of Mr. Yukiya Amano as the 5th Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- The United States' new strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan,More...
- Visit to Japan of Ms. Meglena Kuneva, European Commissioner (Commissioner for Consumer Affairs)
- The Japan-India Vice-Minister / Foreign Secretary Level Dialogue and Foreign Office Consultation
- Adoption of the Conventional Arms Resolutions by the United Nations General Assembly
- Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament Submitted by Japan to the United Nations General Assembly
- Statement by the Press Secretary/ Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Iranian Nuclear Issue
- Exchange of Notes for Grant Aid for the United Republic of Tanzania (the Project for the Improvement of Masasi-Mangaka Road [3rd of 3 Stages])
- Japanese ODA Loan to the United Republic of Tanzania
December 2
- Statement by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Mindanao Peace Process in the Philippines (Resumption of Official Peace Talks and Japan's Participation in the International Contact Group)
- Statement by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan announced by the U.S. Government
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Cuba
- Meeting between Mr. Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and H.E. Mr. Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia
- The 1st Japan-Singapore Counter-Terrorism Dialogue
- The 1st Meeting of Japan-Arab Economic Forum
- Preparatory Meeting for the Nuclear Security Summit
- Exchange of Notes for Grant Aid for the Republic of Djibouti (the Project for Introduction of Clean Energy by Solar Electricity Generation System)
December 1
- Statement by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Assumption of Office of Mr. Yukiya Amano, Former Ambassador in charge of Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Energy as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- The 1st Japan-Singapore Counter-Terrorism Dialogue
- The Sixth Asian Senior-level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP-VI)
- The 3rd International MANGA Award
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