Press Conference by the Press Secretary Archives June 2018

Press Conference by Deputy Press Secretary Toshihide Ando (June 27, 2018, 5:01 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Suspicion of so-called “ship-to-ship transfers” by North Korea-related vessels
  • (2) Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Kono’s visit to Southern Asia and attendance at the Third Ministerial Meeting of CEAPAD
• Suspicion of so-called “ship-to-ship transfers” by North Korea-related vessels

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary Norio Maruyama (June 20, 2018, 4:32 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Visit by Mr. Aurélien Agbenonci, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Republic of Benin to Japan
  • (2) Japan-Philippines Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
  • (3) The Opening of Japan House London
• North Korea Situation (Questions related to the Abductions Issue)
• Announcement of the launch of the “Action with Women and Peace” initiative by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (ROK)
• Declaration by the U.S. of its Withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council