Speeches by the Foreign Minister
Speeches and Statements by Former Foreign Minister Taro Kono
September 13, 2019
- Foreign Minister Kono Delivers Speech on Japan’s Policy on Pacific Island Countries (PDF)
(August 5, 2019) - Foreign Policy Speech by Foreign Minister Kono to the 198th Session of the Diet(January 28, 2019)
- Speech by Foreign Minister Kono at the Arctic Circle 2018 Opening Session(PDF)(October 19, 2018 )
- Statement by Mr. Taro Kono, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Nelson Mandela Peace Summit (PDF) (September 24, 2018 )
- Statement by Foreign Minister Kono at Arms Trade Treaty 4th Conference of States Parties (August 20, 2018)
- Policy Speech by Mr. Taro Kono, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, in Japan House Sao Paulo (May 20, 2018)
- Foreign Minister Taro Kono delivered a statement at the General Debate of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the 2020 NPT Review Conference (PDF)
- Foreign Policy Speech by Foreign Minister Kono to the 196th Session of the Diet (January 22, 2018)
- Statement by Foreign Minister Kono at the Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula (PDF) (January 16, 2018)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Taro Kono, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the United Nations Security Council Briefing on Non-proliferation / Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (December 15, 2017)
- Remarks by Foreign Minister Kono at One Planet Summit (PDF) (December 12, 2017)
- "Video Message by FM Kono on Japan's efforts on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation" (Towards Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons -Japan's UN Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament-)
(October 20, 2017) - Speech by Foreign Minister Kono at Columbia University“Diplomacy in Creeping Crises” (September 21, 2017)
- Speech by Foreign Minister Kono at the first-ever Japan-Arab Political dialogue (PDF) (September 11, 2017)
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