Middle East Peace Process
Important Statements

2010

• Exchange of Notes concerning Non-Project Grant Aid to the Palestinian Authority (October 24, 2010)
• Statement by Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the decision of the Government of Israel regarding the construction of housing units in East Jerusalem (October 18, 2010)
• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the current situation of the Middle East Peace Process (September 29, 2010)
• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on shooting by Hamas' military wing in the West Bank (September 1, 2010)
• Statement by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the resumption of direct talks between Israel and Palestinians (Augusut 21, 2010)
• Extension of the Dispatch of the International Peace Cooperation Corps in the Golan Heights (Augusut 6, 2010)
• The Fifth Technical-Level Meeting of the Four-Party Consultative Unit for the initiative of “Corridor for Peace and Prosperity” (March 18, 2010)
• Statement by Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the decision of the Government of Israel regarding the construction of housing units at settlements in West Bank including East Jerusalem (March 11, 2010)
• Statement by Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the recent situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories (March 10, 2010)
• Statement by Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the recent situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories (March 5, 2010)
• Meeting and Discussion between Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President (February 9, 2010)

2009

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Decision of the Government of Israel Regarding the Suspension of New Construction at the Settlements (November 26, 2009)
• Statement by Press Secretary on the decision of the Jerusalem Planning Committee regarding the construction of housing units at the settlement in East Jerusalem (November 19, 2009)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Security Council Ministerial Meeting on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question (May 11, 2009)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Recent Situation in the Gaza Strip (February 5, 2009)
• Statement by Press Secretary on the situation in the Gaza Strip (January 30, 2009)

2008

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in the Gaza Strip (December 26, 2008)
• Statement by Press Secretary on the cessation of violence in the Gaza Strip (June 19, 2008)
• Statement by Press Secretary on the announcement of the Government of Israel regarding the construction of housing units at settlements in the West Bank (June 16, 2008)
• Statement by Press Secretary on the announcement of the Government of Israel and Syria regarding the start of indirect peace talks (May 22, 2008)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the current situation of Israel and the Palestinian Territories (April 18, 2008)
• Statement by Press Secretary on the announcement of the Government of Israel regarding the construction of housing units at a settlement in the vicinity of Jerusalem (March 12, 2008)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the current situation of Israel and the Palestinian Territories (March 3, 2008)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the suicide bombing in Dimona, Israel (February 5, 2008)
• Statement by Press Secretary on the Current Situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories (January 22, 2008)

2007

• Statement by Press Secretary on the announcement of the Government of Israel regarding the construction of housing units at a settlement in the East Jerusalem (December 10, 2007)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Security Council Meeting on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question (August 29, 2007)
• On the Current Situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories (Statement by Press Secretary) (May 21, 2007)
• Statement by Press Secretary on the 19th Arab League Summit (March 30, 2007)
• Statement by Dr. Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East, on the Occasion of the Arab League Summit "Japan's Unchanged Commitment to the Middle East" (March 29, 2007)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the agreement on Palestinian unity government (February 9, 2007)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the suicide bombing in Eilat, Israel (January 30, 2007)

2006

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Direct Talks between Israeli and Palestinian Leaders (December 25, 2006)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the cease-fire in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (November 27, 2006)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Recent Situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories (November 9, 2006)
• Press Statement by Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Mr. Shintaro Ito on the occasion of the Visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authorities (August 3, 2006)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Recent Situation in Israel and Palestinian Territories (June 30, 2006)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Killing of Civilians in Israeli Artillery Fire (June 12, 2006)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Suicide Bombing in Southern Tel Aviv in Israel (April 18, 2006)
• Statement by Dr. Tatsuo Arima, Japan's Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East, on the occasion of the Arab League Summit "JAPAN AS A UNIQUE FACILITATOR FOR PEACE AND NATION-BUILDING IN THE MIDDLE EAST" (March 28, 2006)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Israeli Military Operation and on the Violence in the Palestinian Territories (March 16, 2006)

2005

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Suicide Bombing in Netanya in Central Israel (December 5, 2005)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on reopening of the Rafah Border Crossing of the Gaza Strip (November 26, 2005)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority on Reopening of the Rafah Border Crossing of the Gaza Strip (November 17, 2005)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the suicide bombing in Hadera in Central Israel (October 27, 2005)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Kenzo Oshima, Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Public Meeting of the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East including the Palestinian Question (July 21, 2005)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Summit Meeting between Israeli and Palestinian leaders (June 22, 2005)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Transfer of security Control of Jericho in the West Bank to the Palestinian Authority and the Cairo Talks between Palestinian Factions (March 18, 2005)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the London Meeting on Supporting the Palestinian Authority (March 2, 2005)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the suicide bombing in Tel Aviv (February 26, 2005)

2004

• Statement by H.E. Mr. Koichi Haraguchi, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, on Agenda Item 36: The Situation in the Middle East and Agenda Item 37: Question of Palestine (November 30, 2004)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Escalation of Violence in the Gaza Strip (October 1, 2004)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Koichi Haraguchi Permanent Representative of Japan at the Resumed Tenth Emergency Session of the General Assembly (July 16, 2004)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Advisory Opinion of the ICJ concerning the Legal Consequences of Israel's Construction of a Wall by Israel (July 10, 2004)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Israel's approval on the evacuation plan from Gaza Strip and other areas (June 7, 2004)
• Statement by Tatsuo ARIMA, Representative of the Government of Japan, and Japan's Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East, on the occasion of the Arab League Summit "ARAB COUNTRIES AND JAPAN: PARTNERS FOR PEACE, PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY" (May 22, 2004)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the conflict between the Israeli Defense Forces and the Palestinians (May 12, 2004)
• Press Secretary's Statement on the Recent Conflicts between the Israeli Defence Forces and the Palestinians (April 28, 2004)
• Statement by H.E. Ambassador Koichi Haraguchi at the Public Meeting of the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East including the Palestinian Question (April 19, 2004)
• Remarks by Director-General for the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau Hideaki Domichi of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Ambassador of the State of Israel to Japan Eli Cohen (March 23, 2004)
• Statement by H.E. Ambassador Shigeru Endo, the Delegation of Japan, at the 60th Session of the Commission on Human Rights (March 24, 2004)
• Statement by Ambassador Koichi Haraguchi at the Public Meeting of the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East including the Palestinian Question (March 23, 2004)

2003

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Recent Violence in Israel and the Palestinian Territories (December 26, 2003)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Koichi Haraguchi at the Fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations on agenda item 38: the Middle East issues (December 2, 2003)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Inauguration of a New Cabinet of the Palestinian Authority (PA) led by Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie (November 13, 2003)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Palestinian situation (October 22, 2003)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on an Explosion Directed against American Convoy in Gaza Strip (October 16, 2003)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Koichi Haraguchi, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Public Meeting of the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East Including the Palestinian Question (October 14, 2003)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Palestinian Suicide Bombings in Israel (September 10, 2003)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Agreement-in- Principle on Ceasefire and Start of the Withdrawal from the Palestinian Territories (June 30, 2003)

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