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What's New May 2002

May 31

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 31 May, 2002
  • Visit by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to the Republic of Korea for the opening of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea-Japan
  • Progress toward the salvage of the unidentified ship

May 30

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Current Security Situation in the Kingdom of Nepal
• 3rd APEC Transportation Ministerial Meeting (Overview and Evaluation)

May 29

• Policy Statement by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiken Sugiura at the 58th Commission Session of the United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

May 28

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 28 May, 2002
  • Tensions between the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Mr. Seiken Sugiura, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Pakistan and India

May 27

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions and the Joint Declaration on the New Strategic Relationship Between the U.S.-Russia
• Speech by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the Dinner for International Symposium "The Future of Asia"
• Statement by the Press Secretary on a Missile Launch Test by Pakistan
• Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the Tension between India and Pakistan

May 24

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 24 May, 2002
  • Incident at Consulate General of Japan at Shenyang, People's Republic of China
  • Relations between India and Pakistan
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi's telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential Election in the Republic of Mali
• Summary of Letters to the Rating Agencies (Ministry of Finance Website)

May 23

• JAPAN'S GSP (Generalized System of Preferences) (updated)
• Questions and Answers on Government Procurement Contracts [PDF] (updated)

May 22

• The Dispatch of a Self Defense Force Engineer Group and other personnel to the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET)

May 21

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 21 May, 2002
  • Statement on the independence of the Democratic Republic of East Timor
  • Assignment of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force Engineer Group and other personnel to the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET)
  • Visit to Japan by President Johannes Rau of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Presidential and parliamentary elections in the Republic of Sierra Leone
• Visit to Japan of His Excellency Johannes Rau, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Mrs. Christina Rau
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections of the Republic of Sierra Leone
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ocean-related Ministerial Meeting (Overview and Evaluation)

May 20

• Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the Independence of the Democratic Republic of East Timor
• Japan-East Timor Relations
• The Position of the Government of Japan regarding the Incident at the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang, People's Republic of China

May 17

• OECD Council Meeting at Ministerial Level (Paris, 15-16 May 2002) -Final Communique-
• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 17 May, 2002
  • Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi on the speech by Chairman Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Liberation Organization

May 16

• Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the Speech by Yasser Arafat, Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
• Japan-Korea National Year of Exchange 2002 (Korean Version) Updated

May 15

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Attack against an Indian Army Camp

May 14

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 14 May, 2002
  • Announcement on the results of the inquiry into the incident at the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang, People's Republic of China
  • Follow-up questions concerning the results of the inquiry into the incident in Shenyang

May 13

• Grant Assistance to Myanmar for the Project for Rehabilitation for Baluchaung No. 2 Hydro Power Plant
• Visit by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to East Timor (Overview and Evaluation)
• Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Pays a Courtesy Call on General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Nong Duc Manh (Overview)

May 10

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 10 May, 2002
  • Incident of alleged North Koreans entering Consulate General of Japan at Shenyang, China
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi's visit to Europe and the Middle East
  • Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to Asia-Pacific Countries
• Summit Meeting Between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Prime Minister John Winston Howard of Australia
• Summit Meeting Between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Phan Van Khai (Overview)

May 9

• Visit to the United Kingdom by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi
• Foreign Policy Q&A (Dispatch of Japan's PKO Units to East Timor)

May 8

• Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the terrorist suicide attack in Israel

May 7

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 7 May, 2002
  • Statement concerning the situation in the Union of Myanmar and the lifting of restrictions on the movements of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
• Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the release of Chairman Arafat from the confinement

May 6

• Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi Concerning the Situation in the Union of Myanmar and the Lifting of Restrictions on the Movements of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

May 2

• Opening Statements by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Prime Minister Helen Clark of New Zealand at the Joint Press Conference
• Opening Statements by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Prime Minister John Howard of Australia at the Joint Press Conference
• Visit of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (Overview and Evaluation)
• Grassroots Grant Aid to Afghanistan
• Speech by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi "Japan and Australia toward a Creative Partnership" at the Asia Society Dinner
• Opening Statement by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the Press Conference on the Occasion of First Anniversary since Appointment as the Prime Minister

May 1

• Joint Press Statement by Prime Minister John Howard and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi "Australia-Japan Creative Partnership"

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