What's New June 2009
June 30
- Speech by H.E. Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan "Japan's Diplomacy: Ensuring Security and Prosperity" (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website)
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (June 30)
- Japan-ROK Summit Meeting (Five-Party Talks)
- "Secret Pact on the Transportation of Nuclear Weapons"
- Report of the Crash of a Yemen Airways Airplane
- Issue of the Northern Territories
- Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on withdrawal of the United States combat troops from Urban Areas of the Republic of Iraq
- Japanese ODA Loan to Mongolia
June 29
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. S.M. Krishna, Minister of External Affairs of India
- Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Abdelwaheb Abdallah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tunisia
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Detention and Expulsion of Mr. Manuel Zelaya, President of the Republic of Honduras, by Honduran Arming
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Situation in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Signing of the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
June 27
- G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting (Trieste, June 25-27)
- Chairman's Statement
- Statement of G8 Foreign Ministers and the Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Chair Statement on Afghanistan and Regional Dimension
- Statement of the Afghanistan-Pakistan international support group on the need for credible, inclusive and secure elections in Afghanistan
June 26
- Dispatch of Mr. Yasushi Akashi, Representative of the Government of Japan to Sri Lanka
- Regional Promotion Seminar (Tokai/Hokuriku Bloc)
- Agreement in Principle on the Tax Agreement centered on the Exchange of Information between the Government of Japan and the Government of Bermuda
June 25
- OECD Ministerial Council Meeting
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 25 June, 2009
- President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea to visit Japan
- Foreign Minister Nakasone to attend OECD Council Meeting at the Ministerial Level and G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting
June 22
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (June 22)
- Opening Statements
- Attendance by the Minister for Foreign Affairs to the OECD Council Meeting at the Ministerial Level and G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Situation in Iran
- North Korean Issues
- Secret Agreement between Japan and the US on the Transportation of Nuclear Weapons
- Opening Statements
- Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran Following the Presidential Election
- Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to attend the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting and G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to Attend the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting
- Extension of the Dispatch of Defense Force Personnel to the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Suicide Bomb Attack in Kirkuk, the Republic of Iraq
June 19
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (June 19)
- Tracking of a North Korean vessel by the US Military
- Courtesy Call on H.E. Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan, by H.E. Mr. Hoshyar Zebari, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq
- Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso on the Enactment of the Law on the Penalization of Acts of Piracy and Measures against Acts of Piracy (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website)
- Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs on Passage of the Law on the Penalization of Acts of Piracy and Measures against Acts of Piracy
- Visit to Japan by Mr. NARYSHKIN Sergey Evgenievich, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of Russia
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Emergency Grant Aid for the Electoral Process in the Republic of Guinea
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Suicide Bomb Attack in Somalia
June 18
- Japan-Philippines Joint Statement "Fostering a Strategic Partnership for the Future between Close Neighbors" -To overcome the present economic crisis and further strengthen the bilateral relations-
- Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Japan and the Republic of Iraq
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 18 June, 2009
- Japan's measures towards North Korea
- Visit of the President of the Republic of the Philippines to Japan
- Visit of the Iraqi Foreign Minister to Japan
- Japan's special envoy attends Mongolian presidential inauguration
- Japanese ODA Loan to the Philippines
- Japan-Iraq Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
June 17
- Joint Press Statement on the Japan-Azerbaijan Foreign Ministerial Meeting
- Japan-Azerbaijan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
June 16
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (June 16)
- North Korean Issues
- The Development of Natural Resources in the East China Sea
- Presidential Election in Iran
- Courtesy Call on H.E. Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan, by H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- The Third Meeting of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament
June 15
June 13
- Comment by Prime Minister Aso on the adoption of a United Nations Security Council resolution concerning the nuclear test by North Korea (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website)
- Statement by H.E. Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the Meeting of the Security Council on Non-proliferation/DPRK
- Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Adoption of a Resolution by the United Nations Security Council concerning the Nuclear Test conducted by North Korea
June 12
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (June 12)
- The Legislation in Response to the UN Security Council Resolution on North Korea's Nuclear Test
- Indication of a Third Nuclear Test
- Itinerary of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan's Visit to Canada and the United States of America
- Message by Prime Minister Taro Aso on the Fulbright/CULCON Joint Symposium “Japan & US Soft Power: Addressing Global Challenges”
- Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
- Dispatch of a Special Envoy to the State Funeral of H.E. Mr. El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, President of the Gabonese Republic
June 11
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 11 June, 2009
- Announcement of Japan Expo to be held in Paris
- President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to visit Japan
- Visit to Japan of Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the President of the Republic of the Philippines, and Mr. Jose Miguel T. Arroyo
- Cooperative Project Between Three Government Agencies at “Japan Expo” in Paris, One of the Largest Japanese Pop Culture Events in the World
- The Second Meeting of the Japan-China Policy Dialogue on the Mekong Region
June 10
- Speech on the Environment by Prime Minister Taro ASO (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Opening Session of the Japan-OSCE Conference
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Mrs. Mammadyarov
- The launch of “Together with the UN” E-Bulletin
June 9
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (June 9)
- Opening Statements
- Emergency Grant Aid to Internally Displaced Persons in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- A Nippon Television Journalist Having Entered into the Northern Territories
- UN Security Council Resolution on North Korea's Nuclear Test
- Sentencing of Two American Female Journalists by North Korea
- Congressional Testimony on the Realignment of US Forces in Japan by the US Marine Corps Commandant
- Launch of Ballistic Missile by North Korea
- Relisting of North Korea as a State Sponsor of Terrorism by the US
- Opening Statements
- Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Demise of H.E. Mr. El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, President of the Gabonese Republic
- Ms. Seiko Hashimoto, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to Attend the Fifth Africa-Asia Business Forum held in the Republic of Uganda and to Visit the Republic of Rwanda
- Emergency Grant Aid to Internally Displaced Persons in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
June 8
- Meeting Between Ms. Seiko Hashimoto, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Pradit Phataraprasit, Deputy Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Thailand
- The Second Meeting of the Japan-China Policy Dialogue on the Mekong Region
June 5
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (June 5)
- UN Security Council Resolution on North Korea's Nuclear Test
- North Korean Successor Issue
- Ministerial Meeting for deciding the Mid-term Target for the Fifteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP15)
- Visit to Japan by Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Special Envoy to the Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
- Appointment of the Representative of the Government of Japan to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
June 4
June 3
- Joint Press Statement of the East Asia Summit on the Global Economic and Financial Crisis [PDF]
- Joint Press Statement on ASEAN+3 Cooperation in Response to the Global Economic and Financial Crisis [PDF]
- East Asia Summit (EAS) and ASEAN Plus Three Joint Press Statements on the Global Economic and Financial Crisis
- Dispatch of Mr. Yasushi Akashi, Representative of the Government of Japan to Sri Lanka and India
June 2
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (June 2)
- North Korean Issues (Visit to Japan by Mr. James B. Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State of the United States)
- Japan-Nigeria Joint Communiqué
- Japan-Nigeria Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Issuance of Japan-Nigeria Joint Communiqué
June 1
- Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Japan-OSCE Conference
- Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Consensus on Commencement of Negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty
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