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What's New May 2011

May 31

• Signing of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Peru for an Economic Partnership and Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Matsumoto and Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Ferreyros
• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(May 31)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Signing of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Peru for an Economic Partnership
  • Opening of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Official Face Book and Twitter Accounts
  • Q&A: To be posted shortly
• Relief Supply from the Republic of Chile
• Opening of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Official Facebook and Twitter Accounts
• Overview of the 4th Japan-China-ROK Summit Meeting

May 30

• Reception of relief supplies from Maldives
• Signing of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Peru for an Economic Partnership

May 28

• The 20th Japan - EU Summit Meeting
  • Joint Press Statement
  • Joint Press Statement Annex [PDF]
  • The second EU Japan English Haiku Contest (Announcement of the winning Haiku)
• Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level
  • Chair‘s Summary(OECD Website)
  • OECD 50TH ANNIVERSARY VISION STATEMENT [PDF]

May 27

• Visit to the French Republic by Prime Minister Naoto Kan
• G8 Summit (May 25-26, 2011)
  • Press Conference by Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the end of G8 Summit (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Website)
  • G8 DECLARATION
  • DECLARATION OF THE G8 ON THE ARAB SPRING
  • G8/AFRICA JOINT DECLARATION
• Speech by Mr Takeaki Matsumoto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Occasion of the 17th International Conference on the Future of Asia
• G8 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Sudan
• Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Truong Tan Sang, Permanent Member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee
• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(May 27)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Truong Tan Sang, Permanent Member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Vietnam Central Committee
  • Q&A: To be posted shortly
• Holding of the Completion Ceremony of the 30th Japanese language programs for Foreign Service Officers and the 14th Japanese language programs for Public Officials
• Dispatch of Instructors to the Malaysian Peacekeeping Training Centre
• The 9th ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Meeting on Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime

May 26

• Japan-Canada Summit Meeting (Overview)
• Courtesy Call on Prime Minister of Malaysia Hon. Dato' Sri Mohd Najib by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Situation in the Republic of Yemen
• Offers of Assistance from Foreign Countries and Regions (Great East Japan Earthquake): update
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(May 26)
  • Japan's position on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
  • Minister Matsumoto's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia
  • Messages of sympathy from Prime Minister Kan and Foreign Minister Matsumoto to the victims of the tornado in Missouri，U.S.A.,More...
• Establishment of the Mission of Japan to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

May 25

• Address by H.E. Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan, at the Commemoration Ceremony of the 50th Anniversary of the OECD [Provisional Translation] (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Website)
• Japan-Hungary Summit Meeting (Overview)
• Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto Lodges a protest against Dr. Kwon Chul-hyun, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Japan
• Emergency Assistance for the Flood Disaster in the Republic of Namibia

May 24

• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(May 24)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Visit to Japan by the Hon. Murray McCully, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand
  • Visit to Okinawa by Minister for Foreign Affairs Matsumoto
  • Visit to Northern Territories Planned by South Korean National Assembly Members
  • Northern Territories Issue,More...
• Messages of sympathy from Prime Minister Kan and Minister Matsumoto to the Victims of the Tornado in Missouri, U.S.A.
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the decision regarding the construction of housing units in East Jerusalem
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on Armed Clashes in Abyei, Sudan
• State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Yutaka Banno to Attend OECD Ministerial Council Meeting and WTO Informal Ministerial Meeting
• Expert Committee for the Sixth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM 6)

May 23

• Meeting Between Minister for Foreign Affairs Matsumoto and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia Kefi
• APEC 2011 USA : Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting (Montana, 19-20 May, 2011)
  • Statement of the Chair [PDF]
  • Statement on the WTO Doha Development Agenda Negotiations and Resisting Protectionism [PDF]
  • Joint Statement : Joint Meeting of MRT and SMEM [PDF]
• Cabinet Decision on the Guideline on Policy Promotion
• Roadmaps for Bringing Nuclear Power Station Accident under Control Revised; Goal of Settlement in 6-9 Months Retained

May 22

• Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting

May 20

• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(May 20)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting
  • US President Obama's Speech on Situations of Middle East and North Africa
  • Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
  • Visit to Northern Territories Planned by South Korean National Assembly Members
  • Realignment of US Forces in Japan,More...
• A Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Makiko Kikuta by a Thai Medical Relief Team
• Courtesy Call on Ms. Makiko Kikuta, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs by Chinese Experts on Atomic Energy
• Meeting with Chinese Experts on Atomic Energy to Exchange Views and Information (Outline)
• Donations for the Great East Japan Earthquake Accepted by Japanese Diplomatic Establishments overseas
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Situation in Myanmar (Release of Political Prisoners)

May 19

• Offers of Assistance from Foreign Countries and Regions (Great East Japan Earthquake): update
• Meeting with Chinese Experts on Atomic Energy to Exchange Views and Information
• Accepting an Expert on Atomic Energy from the Republic of Korea on a Long-Term Basis
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(May 19)
  • Present situation after the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Guidelines for Policy Promotion
  • Issues of the Northern Territories,More...

May 18

• Luncheon with the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with Japan Hosted by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Yutaka Banno

May 17

• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(May 17)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Cabinet Decision on Policy Promotion Guidelines
  • Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting
  • MOFA Reform (Omitted),More...
• Donation from the Government of Bangladesh
• Acceptance of Relief Supplies from the Government of the Republic of Korea
• Acceptance of Relief Supplies from Tunisia
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Conviction of Belarusian Opposition Presidential Candidate Andrei Sannikov
• 7th Japan-Iran Human Rights Dialogue

May 16

• Acceptance of relief supplies from the European Union (EU)

May 13

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Suicide Attacks in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Donation from the Republic of Tajikistan
• Visit to Haiti by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ikuo Yamahana
• Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting
• Japan-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting
• Japan to Host the 4th Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting
• Third Meeting of the High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) with the Attendance of Former Prime Minister Dr. Yukio Hatoyama
• 7th Japan-Iran Human Rights Dialogue
• 15th Meeting of the Japanese-Austrian Committee for the 21st Century and Public Symposium
• The Second Japan-EU English Haiku Contest (Guidelines for Submission)
• 8th Japan-India Comprehensive Security Dialogue

May 12

• Visit to Japan by H.R.H. Prince Guillaume, The Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
• Courtesy Call on Mr. Chiaki Takahashi, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, by the Arab Diplomatic Corps (Relief Money from the Arab Diplomatic Corp)
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(May 12)
  • Present situation after the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Visit to Egypt by Parliamentary Vice-Minister Tokunaga
  • The Second Contact Group Meeting on Libya,More...
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the recent situation regarding the Middle East Peace
• Offers of Assistance from Foreign Countries and Regions (Great East Japan Earthquake): update
• Signature of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity
• Donation from the Republic of Armenia

May 11

• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on Japan's Response to Syria
• Arrival of Sri Lanka's Disaster Relief Team
• Donation from the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Donation from Poland

May 10

• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(May 10)
  • Situation in North Korea
  • Japan-US Relations
  • Disclosure of Information related to Nuclear Power Plants,More...
• "Thank-You Gathering" to be Hosted by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto
• The Meeting of the Ministers responsible for the fight against illicit drug trafficking
  • Political Declaration [PDF]
  • Action Plan [PDF]
  • Statement by Yutaka Iimura, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan

May 9

• Donation from Uruguay

May 6

• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(May 6)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Report on Official Trip
  • Alleged U.S. Diplomatic Documents Released by WikiLeaks
  • Japan-U.S. Relations

May 2

• Statement by the Prime Minister of Japan, on the death of Usama Bin Laden (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Website)
• Visit to Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Brunei by Ms. Makiko Kikuta, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
• The 3rd TICAD Ministerial Follow-up Meeting
  • Communiqué (English)
  • Communiqué (French)
  • Remarks by H.E. Mr. Takeaki Matsumoto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the Opening Session
  • Remarks by H.E. Mr. Takeaki Matsumoto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the 3rd TICAD Ministerial Follow-up Meeting Plenary 1
  • Remarks by H.E. Mr. Chiaki Takahashi, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the 3rd TICAD IV Ministerial Follow-up Meeting in Session 4

May 1

• Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)(Opening for Signature)

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