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What's New July 2009

July 31

• Visit to the Middle East by H.E. Mr. Yutaka Iimura, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East (Representative of the Government of Japan)
• Summary of the 9th Round of Negotiations on the Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement
• Statement by Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Presidential Election in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

July 28

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (July 28)
  • Opening Statement
    • Exchange of Diplomatic Notes concerning the Entry into Force of the Agreement on Free Trade and Economic Partnership between Japan and the Swiss Confederation
  • Bilateral Meetings at the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 28 July, 2009
  • President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono re-elected as president of Indonesia
  • Summer recess announcement
• Exchange of Diplomatic Notes concerning the Entry into Force of the Agreement on Free Trade and Economic Partnership between Japan and the Swiss Confederation
• The Australia - Japan - United States Trilateral Workshop on Efforts to Empower Moderate Sectors of Society

July 27

• Dispatch of Election Observers to the Parliamentary Elections of the Republic of Moldova
• Third Meeting of the “Consortium for Improvement of Education and Research System for the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur (IIITDM-J)”

July 25

• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Presidential Election in the Republic of Indonesia (Announcement of the Election Results)

July 24

• The Australia - Japan - United States Trilateral Workshop on Efforts to Empower Moderate Sectors of Society
• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Final Award rendered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) concerning the Determination of the Boundaries of Abyei Area, the Republic of the Sudan
• Dispatch of Monitoring team for the Elections in the Kurdistan Region of the Republic of Iraq
• Extension of the Dispatch of the International Peace Cooperation Corps in the Golan Heights
• Deposit of the Instrument of Ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

July 23

• The 16th ASEAN Regional Forum: Chairman's Statement [PDF]
• ASEAN Regional Forum Vision Statement [PDF]
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 23 July, 2009
  • Foreign Minister Nakasone visits Thailand for ASEAN meetings
  • Japan implements measures against individuals and entities engaged with North Korea's illicit missile and weapons programs
  • Ms. Yuko Maeda appointed as Public Affairs Officer to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)
  • Release of APEC 2010 meetings schedule

July 22

• The 10th ASEAN+3 Foreign Ministers Meeting: Chairman's Statement [PDF]
• EAS Foreign Ministers' Informal Consultations: Chairman's Statement [PDF]
• Meeting of APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade
  • Statement of the Chair [PDF]
  • Statement on Addressing the Economic Crisis and Positioning for Recovery Issued by APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade [PDF]
• Signing of the Treaty Between Japan and the Kingdom of Thailand on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons and Co-operation in the Enforcement of Sentences

July 21

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (July 21)
  • Opening Statement
    • ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers' Meetings
• The 9th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Appointment of Ms. Yuko Maeda as Public Affairs Officer of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
• The APEC Japan 2010 Economic Leaders’ Meeting and Other Meetings
• The Terms and Conditions of Emergency Budget Support Japanese ODA Loan

July 18

• Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)(Outline of the 5th Round of Negotiation)

July 17

• Statement by the Chief Cabinet Secretary on the Visit to Canada and the United States of America by Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website)
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (July 17)
  • Opening Statement
    • Nomination of a Candidate for the By-Election of International Criminal Court (ICC) Judges
  • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the United States Dr. Kurt Campbell's Visit to Japan
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs Nakasone's Attendance at the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)
  • The Development of Natural Resources in the East China Sea (Shirakaba Oil and Gas Field)
• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on a Series of Bombs in Jakarta, Indonesia
• Nomination of Ms. Kuniko Ozaki, Professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and Special Assistant to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, as a Candidate for the By-Election of International Criminal Court (ICC) Judges

July 16

• The 13th Meeting of the Japanese-Austrian Committee for the 21st Century

July 15

• Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Deposit of the Instrument of Acceptance of the Convention on Cluster Munitions

July 14

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (July 14)
  • The Development of Natural Resources in the East China Sea (The Transport of Materials into Shirakaba gas field by Chinese Vessels)
  • Legislation for the Act for Special Measures on Cargo Inspection of North Korean Ships
  • "Secret Agreement on the Introduction of Nuclear Weapons"

July 13

• The 3rd Japan-ROK Counter-Terrorism Consultation
• Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the project “Northern Uganda Early Recovery Project” in Uganda
• Foreign Minister's Commendations for FY 2009

July 11

• Agreement between Japan and the US on the implementation of the relocation of III marine expeditionary force personnel and their dependents from Okinawa to Guam

July 10

• G8 Summit 2009 in L'Aquila
  • Joint Statement: A Stronger G8-Africa Partnership on Water and Sanitation [PDF]
  • "L'Aquila" Joint Statement on Global Food Security [PDF]
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (July 10)
  • Opening Statement
    • Partial Revision of a Cabinet Order - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Reorganization
  • Issue of the Northern Territories
  • "Secret Agreement on the Introduction of Nuclear Weapons"
• Meeting between H.E. Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and a delegation headed by H.E. Dr．Hussain Ibrahim Al-Shahristani, Minister of Oil and H.E. Mr. Fawzi Hariri, Minister of Industry and Minerals of the Republic of Iraq
• The 3rd ROK-Japan Counter-Terrorism Consultation
• Visit to Japan by Ms. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Trafficking in Persons
• The 2nd Round of Negotiations for Japan-Peru Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

July 9

• G8 Summit 2009 in L'Aquila
  • G8 + 5 Joint Declaration: PROMOTING THE GLOBAL AGENDA [PDF]
    • ANNEX 1: Concluding Report of the Heiligendamm Process [PDF]
    • ANNEX 2: The Agenda of the HEILIGENDAMM-L'AQUILA PROCESS (HAP) [PDF]
  • DECLARATION OF THE LEADERS: THE MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM ON ENERGY AND CLIMATE [PDF]
• Japan-US Foreign Minister Telephone Talks
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 9 July, 2009
  • Update on the G8 Summit
  • Japan-US foreign minister telephone talk

July 8

• G8 Summit 2009 in L'Aquila
  • THE L'AQUILA G8 2009 DECLARATION: RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE [PDF]
    • ANNEX TO THE L'AQUILA G8 2009 DECLARATION: G8 Preliminary Accountability Report [PDF]
  • Political Issues [PDF]
  • G8 Declaration on Counter Terrorism [PDF]
  • L'Aquila Statement on Non-Proliferation [PDF]
• Assistance from Japan for the Earthquake in L'Aquila
• Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Sanjaa Bayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia

July 7

• "The lasting solution to food security" by H.E. Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan
• Program for Human Resource Development in Asia for Peacebuilding Recruitment of Ms. Kumiko Katayama, Graduate of the FY2008 Program, to the IOM (International Office for Migration) Sri Lanka Office
• Completion of the Kandahar-Herat Highway
• Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Joint Understanding Signed by the Presidents of the United States of America and the Russian Federation for the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty I (START I) Follow-on Treaty

July 6

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (July 6)
  • Opening Statement
    • North Korean Issues
• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran Following the Presidential Election

July 4

• Japan Protests Against North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Launches

July 3

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (July 3)
  • Opening Statement
    • Change in the Implementation Plan of the Replenishment Support Special Measures Law (Extension of Dispatch Period) and Results of the Measures taken under the Special Measures Law for Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance in Iraq
  • Launch of Short-range Missiles by North Korea
  • Election of the next IAEA Director General
  • Issue of the Northern Territories

July 2

• Visit to Japan by Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
  • Opening Remarks at Joint Press Opportunity (July 1, 2009)
    • Prime Minister Taro Aso
    • Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
  • Opening Remarks at Joint Press Conference (June 30, 2009)
    • Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone
    • Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 2 July, 2009
  • Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress to visit Canada and the United States
  • His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito to assume presidency of the 400th Anniversary of Japan-Mexico relations
  • The coup-détat in Honduras
  • Indian Foreign Minister visits Japan for the Japan-India Strategic Dialogue
• Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Election of the Next IAEA Director General
• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Situation in the Republic of Honduras

July 1

• His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito and H.E. Mr. Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, President of the United Mexican States, to Assume the Honorary Presidency of the 400th Anniversary of Exchange between Japan and Mexico

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