Speeches, Statements, Press Releases and Comments on the Middle East
Speeches
- Speech by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Shibayama at the Symposium on the Arab-Japan Week 2009 (March 31, 2009)
- Opening Remarks by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Masahiko Shibayama, at The 7th Seminar on Inter-Civilization Dialogue between Japan and the Islamic World (March 11, 2009)
- Remarks by Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Osamu Uno at the Sixth Seminar on Dialogue among Civilizations between Japan and the Islamic World (March 23, 2008)
- Address by H.E. Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs "Middle East Policy As I See It" (February 2007)
- Remarks by Dr. Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan, at the Session: "Providing Hope for the Palestinian Economy", World Economic Forum on the Middle East (May 2006)
- Speech by Dr. Kiyohiko Toyama, Vice-Minister (Parliamentary) for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the "MENA-OECD Investment Ministerial Meeting" (February 2006)
- Speech by Mr. Keiichiro FUKUSHIMA, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Conference on "Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries" (February 2005)
- "Helping to inspire hope: Japan wants a role in the peace process" by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi (June 2002)
- Policy Address by Minister for Foreign Affairs, H.E. KONO Yohei (Subtitle: Toward Multi-layered relations with the Gulf Countries) (January 2001)
- Speech by the Foreign Minister of Japan Mr. Koumura at the Palestinian Council: "Building a new bridge between Japan and the Middle East toward the 21st century" (January 1999)
- Speech by Ambassador Arima Representative of the Government of Japan at the Conference to Support Middle East Peace and Development (November 1998)
- Address by Foreign Minister Yukihiko Ikeda at the Summit of Peacemakers in the Middle East (Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt) (March 1996)
Statements
- Statement by Dr. Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East, on the Occasion of the Arab League Summit "Strengthening the Relationship between Japan and the Arab League: Forging the Foundations for Peace and Prosperity" (March 30, 2009)
- Statement by Press Secretary on the 19th Arab League Summit (March 30, 2007)
- 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 Difficult Situation over Caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad (February 2006)
- 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 2004)
- 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 2003)
- Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the Announcement of the "Roadmap" (May 2003)
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, on the Inauguration of a New Cabinet Led by Mr. Mahmoud Abbas (April 2003)
- Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi "Peace in the Middle East Towards the peaceful coexistence of the two states" (April 2003)
- Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the efforts by the United States and others regarding the Middle East (April 2002)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the President Bush's remarks on dispatching Secretary of State Collin Powell to the region (April 2002)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the outcome of the Arab Summit Meeting in Beirut and the worsening situation in the region (March 2002)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the President Bush's remarks on dispatching General Zinni to the region (March 2002)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the conflicts between the Israelis and the Palestinians, and an initiative proposed by Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (March 2002)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Statement by US Secretary of State Colin Powell concerning Middle East Policy (November 2001)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Increased Tensions between Israel and Syria/Lebanon (April 2001)
- Crisis in the Middle East Peace Process (October 2000)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Camp David Summit Meeting (July 2000)
- Statement by Foreign Minister Koumura on the Agreement between Israel and the Palestinians regarding Implementation of Wye Memorandum and Resumption of Final Status Negotiations (September 1999)
- Statement by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on Revocation of Anti-Israel Clauses of the PLO Charter (December 1998)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Decision of the Israeli Cabinet concerning the Implementation of the Wye River Agreement (December 1998)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Terrorist Bombing in Jerusalem (November 1998)
- Statement by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on the agreements in the Middle East peace talks (October 1998)
Press Releases
- Meeting of Japanese Ambassadors to Middle East and North Africa in 2009 (December 2009)
- Middle East Regional Meeting and South Asia Regional Meeting of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (September 2009)
- Ms. Seiko Hashimoto, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to Attend the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the "Forum for the Future" under the "Broader Middle East and North Africa: BMENA" Initiative (October 2008)
- Foreign Minister Nakasone to Attend the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the "Forum for the Future" under the "Broader Middle East and North Africa: BMENA" Initiative (October 2008)
- Ambassador Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East, to Attend the World Economic Forum on the Middle East (May 16, 2008)
- Dr. Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East, to Attend the Arab League Summit, and to Visit the State of Israel, the Palestinian Territories, and the United States of America (March 2008)
- Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security project "Promoting the Human Security Concept in the Arab Region" (June 2007)
- Japan-R.O.K. Director-General Level Consultation on Middle East and African Policies (May 2007)
- Dr. Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East, to Meet with the Leaders of the Countries concerned with the Middle East Peace Attending the Arab League Summit (March 28, 2007)
- Dr. Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East, to Attend the Arab League Summit (March 2007)
- Second Japan-Arab Islamic Journalists Meeting (January 2007)
- The Second Round of the Negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement Talks (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (January 2007)
- Mr. Katsuhito Asano, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Attend the Third Ministerial Meeting of the "Forum for the Future" (November 2006)
- Reunion of Former Students in Japan from the Southwest Asian, Middle Eastern, Central Asian Countries and Mongolia 2006 (November 2006)
- Prime Minister Abe to Host "Iftar" Dinner (October 2006)
- Dr. Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East Peace Process, to Attend the Ministerial-level Meeting of the United Nations Security Council (September 2006)
- The First Meeting of the Free Trade Agreement Talks (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (September 2006)
- Ambassador Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan, to Attend the World Economic Forum on the Middle East (May 2006)
- Preliminary Meeting with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Free Trade Agreement (FTA) (May 2006)
- Telephone Conversation between Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (March 2006)
- Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Kiyohiko Toyama to Attend Middle East and North Africa (MENA)-OECD Investment Ministerial Meeting (February 2006)
- Mr. Katsutoshi KANEDA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit the Czech Republic and the Republic of Hungary and to Attend the Second Meeting of the "Forum for the Future" to be held in the Kingdom of Bahrain, together with the First Meeting of the "Task Force on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)" (November 2005)
- Prime Minister Koizumi to Host "Iftar" (Fast-Breaking during Holy Ramadan Month) (October 2005)
- Japan will co-host "Workshop on Vocational Training" as part of G8-BMENA Partnership Initiative (September 2005)
- Food Aid for Palestinian Refugees (March 1999)
- Meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee to Assist the Palestinian People (February 1999)
- Grant Aid to the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority to Increase Food Production (December 1998)
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