Press Conference by Foreign Minister Archives May 2018

Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (May 29, 2018, 9:22 a.m.)

• North Korea (U.S.-North Korea Summit Meeting)
• Visit to Takeshima by Members of the National Assembly of the ROK
• U.S.-North Korea Summit Meeting
• Presidential Election in Venezuela
• North Korea (Statements by Minister Kono in a Press Conference)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (May 18, 2018, 8:46 a.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Visit to Brazil, Argentina, the United States and Mexico
• North Korea (U.S.-North Korea Summit Meeting)
• 5th Basic Energy Plan
• U.S. Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (May 15, 2018, 8:46 a.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Targeting 100% Renewable Energy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• (2) Diplomatic Bluebook 2018
• Move of the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
• Possible “Ship-to-Ship Transfer” by a Republic of Korea Registered Tanker
• U.S.-North Korea Summit Meeting
• Terrorist Attack Incident in Surabaya, Indonesia
• Minister Attendance at Diet Deliberations
• Targeting 100% Renewable Energy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (May 8, 2018, 9:32 a.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Japan-Russia Vice-Ministerial-Level Meeting
• The Seventh Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit
• Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian Nuclear Issue
• Japan-China Summit Meeting
• Gender Equality
• Russian President Putin’s Swearing-In Ceremony
• Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian Nuclear Issue