What's New August 2007
August 31
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MACHIMURA Nobutaka (August 29)
- Exchange of Diplomatic Notes concerning the Entering into Force of the Protocol Amending the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Singapore for a New-Age Economic Partnership
- Dispatch of Ambassador on Special Mission to the Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Independence of Malaysia
August 30
- Visit to Japan by His Excellency Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Fourth Round of Negotiations on the Japan-India Economic Partnership Agreement
- Emergency Assistance for the Earthquake Disaster in the Republic of Peru
August 29
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MACHIMURA Nobutaka (August 27, 10:20 p.m.)
- The Sixth Japan-Iran Bilateral Consultations on Consular Affairs
August 28
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MACHIMURA Nobutaka (August 27, 4:27 p.m.)
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Iraqi Political Leaders’ Agreement
- The Second Round of the Working Group on the Normalization of Japan-DPRK Relations
August 27
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Aso (August 27)
- Press Conference by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Following His Visits to Indonesia, India and Malaysia
- Third FEALAC (Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation) Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Resumption of the Operation of the Embassy of Japan in Côte d’Ivoire
- Japan Filed Applications at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for the Arrested Japanese Fishing Vessel (Release of the 88th Hoshinmaru and Return of the Master and Crew)
August 24
- Joint Statement in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of Japan-Malaysia Diplomatic Relations "Everlasting Friendship and Far-reaching Partnership: Towards a Common Future"
- Statement by Mr. Masayoshi Hamada, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the First East Asia Summit (EAS) Energy Ministers' Meeting
- Emergency Aid to Jamaica for Damage Caused by Hurricane Dean
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Koichiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO
- Visit to Japan of Iraqi Wrestling Team
August 23
- Joint Statement on the Roadmap for New Dimensions to the Strategic and Global Partnership between Japan and India
- Joint Statement by Japan and the Republic of India on the Enhancement of Cooperation on Environmental Protection and Energy Security
- Speech by Mr. Taro Aso, Foreign Minister of Japan at the Third Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation
- Second Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
August 22
- Speech by H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, at the Parliament of the Republic of India "Confluence of the Two Seas"
- Mr. Masayoshi Hamada, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Singapore
- Visit to Japan by Dr. Srgjan Kerim, President-elect of the 62nd Session of the U.N. General Assembly
- The 19th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues
August 21
- Statement by Mr. Taro Aso, the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Terrorism against Mr. Mohammed Ali al-Hassani, Governor of Al-Muthanna Province, Iraq
- Selection Result for Trainees of the Pilot Program for Human Resource Development in Asia for Peacebuilding
August 20
- Policy Speech by Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan on the Occasion of His Official Visit to Indonesia "Japan and One ASEAN that Care and Share at the Heart of Dynamic Asia"
- Agreement between Japan and Indonesia for an Economic Partnership
- Joint Statement by Japan and Indonesia on the Enhancement of the Cooperation on Climate Change, Environment and Energy Issues
- Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, Sends a Message of Sympathy on the Earthquake Disaster in Peru
August 17
- Emergency Assistance for the Earthquake Disaster in the Republic of Peru
- Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sends a Message of Sympathy on the Earthquake Disaster in Peru
- Visit to Japan of the Third Group of Chinese Senior High School Students on the “Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS) Programme” (Japan-China 21st Century Exchange Program)
- Dispatch of Japanese Youth Representatives for the Japan-China-ROK Youth Exchange Program
August 16
- Announcement of Assistance to the Palestinians by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Exchange of Notes concerning Non-project Grant Aid to the Palestinian Authority
- Seismology and Volcanology Specialists to Visit the Northern Territories
- Dispatch of Experts on Mines to Africa
August 15
August 14
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Aso (August 10)
- Statement by Press Secretary on the presidential and parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone
August 13
- Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid (Food Aid) through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for Palestinian Refugees
- Japan-Mauritania Foreign Ministerial Talks and Dinner
- Opening Ceremony of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho and Talks between Foreign Ministers of Japan and Lesotho
- Signing of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Indonesia for an Economic Partnership
- Signing and Conclusion of the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America concerning Security Measures for the Protection of Classified Military Information
- Teleconference between the Foreign Ministers of Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK)
- Establishment of the Counter-intelligence Division
August 10
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Aso (August 7)
- Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian territories, Mexico and Brazil
August 9
August 8
August 7
- Visit to Japan of Her Excellency Ms. Michelle Bachelet Jeria, President of the Republic of Chile
- Visit to Japan of Her Excellency Dr. Angela Merkel, The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
- The Ninth Round of Negotiations on the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
- Dispatch of Japan’s Election Observers for Presidential and Parliamentary Elections of Republic of Sierra Leone
- Exchange of Notes on the Amendment of the Attachment of the Agreement between Japan and Thailand concerning Air Services
- Meeting between Mr. Mitoji Yabunaka, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Alexander Losyukov, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation
- Deposit of the Instrument of Acceptance of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism
- Exchange of Diplomatic Notes concerning the Entry into Force of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Chile for a Strategic Economic Partnership
- Japan-U.S. High-Level Consultations on Climate Change
- Dr. Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank, to Visit Japan
- Agreement in Principle to Revise the Convention between Japan and Australia for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income
- Meeting between Mr. John Negroponte, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, and Mr. Shotaro Yachi, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Exchange of Views between Japanese and Russian Heads of Delegation of the Six-Party Talks
August 6
- Prime Minister Abe Expresses Sympathy for Flood Disaster in South-central China to President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao of the People's Republic of China
- Visit to Japan by Mr. M. K. Narayanan, National Security Adviser of India
August 3
August 1
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of UNAMID in Darfur Region, Sudan
- Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid to the Republic of Sierra Leone for the Project for Urgent Improvement of Electric Power Supply System in Freetown (Phase I)
- Debt-Relief Measure in the Form of Cancellation for Sierra Leone
- The Second Round of Negotiations for Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Exchange of Notes on Grant Aid (Food Aid) through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
- Provision of Yen Loan to Iraq
- First Meeting of Organizing Committee of the Japan-Indonesia Friendship Year
- Grant Assistance for Underprivileged Farmers in the Palestinian territories, Yemen, Sudan, Eritrea, and Ethiopia through the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)
- Mr. Takeshi Iwaya, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Benin
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