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What's New February 2009

February 27

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (February 27)
  • Opening Statement
    • Minister for Foreign Affairs Nakasone's Visit to China
  • The Senkaku Islands and the Japan-US Security Treaty
  • DPJ President Ozawa's Statement on the US Defense Strategy for Japan
• Visit to Japan by His Excellency Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
• Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Grigol Vashadze, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, and Ms. Nina Ananiashvili

February 26

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 26 February, 2009
  • Exchange of notes between Japan and Kosovo to establish diplomatic relations
  • Visit to Japan by Director-General Pascal Lamy of the World Trade Organization
  • Visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Mr. Koffi Esaw of the Togolese Republic
  • Visit to Japan by Minister of Planning and Investment Mr. Vo Hong Phuc of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
  • Appointment of three "Kawaii Ambassadors"
• 2009 Invitation Programme for FUTURE BUSINESS COUNTERPARTS from Australia
• Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to attend the International Conference in support of the Palestinian Economy for the Reconstruction of Gaza
• Visit to Japan by Hon. Toke Tufukia Talagi, Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
• Ceremony to Commission Mr. Sadaharu Oh as “Baseball Ambassador”

February 25

• Commission of Trend Communicator of Japanese Pop Culture in the Field of Fashion
• Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Kosovo

February 24

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (February 24)
  • Opening Statement
    • Minister for Foreign Affairs Nakasone's Visit to China
  • The Agreement concerning the Relocation of the US Marines in Okinawa to Guam
  • North Korean Issues
  • Japan-US Summit Talks
  • Establishment of a Special Envoy for Assistance to Afghanistan and Pakistan
  • Receipt of Academy Award for Best Foreign Film by a Japanese Movie
• Japan-Togo Foreign Ministerial Meeting

February 23

• The 4th "GUAM-Japan" Meeting (Joint Press Statement)
• Visit to Japan by Mr. William Lacy Swing, Director-General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)

February 22

• Statement by the Press Secretary/ Director-general for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Situation in Myanmar (Release of Political Prisoners)

February 20

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (February 20)
  • Opening Statement: Visit to Japan by Mr. Felipe Ramon Perez Roque, Minister of Foreign Relations of the Republic of Cuba
  • Japan-Russian Federation Relations
• Visit to Japan of H. E. Mr. Felipe Ramon Perez Roque, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
• Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Koffi Esaw, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Republic of Togo
• The Asia Pacific Regional Conference on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
• Asian Journalists Symposium 2009
• Visit to Japan by Iraq’s Government Survey Mission for Technology and Science
• Visit to Japan by Mr. Vo Hong Phuc, Minister of Planning and Investment of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

February 19

• Agreement on Free Trade and Economic Partnership between Japan and the Swiss Confederation
  • Agreement
  • Joint Statement
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 19 February, 2009
  • Visit to Japan by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of the United States
  • Japan-Switzerland Economic Partnership Agreement
  • Visit to Japan by Director-General Pascal Lamy of the World Trade Organization
  • Visit to Japan by Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde of the Republic of Peru
  • Statement on the Khmer Rouge trials in the Kingdom of Cambodia
  • Visit to Japan by nine young people under the Invitation Program of Young People for Sri Lanka's Peace Process Promotion
  • Statement on the submittal of the Candidature File of Tokyo for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games
• Regional Promotion Seminar in Tokyo for Local governments to advertise their policies and charms

February 18

• Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Nakasone by The Hon. Mr. Colin Barnett, Premier of the State of Western Australia
• Japan-PNG (Independent State of Papua New Guinea) Foreign Ministerial Meeting
• The 25th Annual Conference of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group
• Statement by Press Secretary /Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Agreement of Good Will and Confidence Building for the settlement of the problem in Darfur between the Government of the Sudan and the Justice and Equality Movement Sudan (JEM)

February 17

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (February 17)
  • Opening Statement: Japan-Switzerland Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
  • Visit to Japan by Mrs. Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States
• Summary of the Meeting and Luncheon between Foreign Minister Nakasone and Secretary of State Clinton
• International Symposium on Acceptance of Foreign Nationals and Their Integration in Japan: Reflections on Japan's and Other Countries' Experiences and Practices in the Integration of Foreign Residents as Community Members
• Signing of the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America concerning the Implementation of the Relocation of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Personnel and Their Dependents from Okinawa to Guam
• UN Secretariat’s Recruiting Mission to Visit Japan
• Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Initial Hearing of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Trials
• Emergency Assistance for Dengue Fever Epidemic in Bolivia
• Signing of the Agreement on Free Trade and Economic Partnership between Japan and the Swiss Confederation

February 16

• JOINT PRESS RELEASE ON THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE JAPAN-UK JOINT COMMITTEE ON CO-OPERATION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• Visit to Japan by H.E. Ambassador José Antonio García Belaúnde, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Peru
• Invitation Program of Young People for Promoting Sri Lanka’s Peace Process
• Visit to Japan by Mr. Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization

February 13

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (February 13)
  • Opening Statement
    • Visit to Japan by Mrs. Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States
• Symposium on Human Security "The implementation and the theory of Human Security"
• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Situation in Zimbabwe
• Darfur Peace Talks in the State of Qatar
• “Central Asia plus Japan” Dialogue: The Third Tokyo Dialogue

February 12

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 12 February, 2009
  • Report on the Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting
  • Statement of condolence to victims of the wild fires in Victoria, Australia
  • Statement of gratitude to the Chinese Government for the safe return of the Japanese captain of a hijacked fishing vessel
  • Former Foreign Minister Yuriko Kawaguchi to co-chair the international commission on nuclear proliferation and disarmament
• The Seventh Meeting of the Japan/UK Joint Committee on Cooperation in Science and Technology

February 11

• Japan-Republic of Korea Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Overview)

February 10

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (February 10)
  • Opening Statements
    • Holding of Event "Talk with Foreign Minister Nakasone in Kanazawa"
    • Second Meeting of the "International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament"
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs Nakasone's Visit to the Republic of Korea
  • Visit to Japan by Mrs. Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States
  • Japan-Russia Relations
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Political and Security Situation in the Republic of Madagascar
• The 3rd Japan-Pakistan Security Dialogue
• The Second Meeting of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament

February 9

• Joint Monitoring Committee of the TICAD Process

February 8

• Statement by Foreign Minister Nakasone on the Hijacking of a Chinese Fishing Boat off the Coast of Kenya

February 6

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (February 6)
  • Opening Statement
    • Minister for Foreign Affairs Nakasone's Visit to the Republic of Korea
  • Visit to Japan by Mrs. Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States
  • The Cancellation of the Provision of Humanitarian Relief Goods for the Residents of the Northern Territories
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Inauguration of Mr. al-Qadhafi, Leader of Libya, as Chairperson of the African Union
• Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Election of Judge Hisashi Owada, as President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
• Visit to Japan of the Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States
• Emergency Grant Aid for Flood Disaster in the Solomon Islands
• Harassment of Japanese Whale Research Vessels by an NGO Group

February 5

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 5 February, 2009
  • Assistance from Japan for the reconstruction of Afghanistan
  • Statement on the provincial elections in Iraq
  • Statement on the situation in the Gaza Strip
  • Visit to Japan by Prime Minister Abhisit of the Kingdom of Thailand
• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Recent Situation in the Gaza Strip

February 4

• Visit to Japan by Mr. Shaukat Fayaz Ahmed Tarin, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs and Statistics, with the status of Federal Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Joint Monitoring Committee of the TICAD Process
• Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to Attend the 45th Munich Security Conference

February 3

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (February 3)
  • Opening Statements
    • Announcement of the ODA White Paper
    • Visit to Japan by Mrs. Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States
  • North Korean Issues
• Statement by the Tokyo Co-Chairs
• Visit to Japan by Hon. Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, Minister for Finance of Nepal
• Talks between Mr. Keitaro Sato, Special Envoy for UN Reform and Ambassador in Charge of Peace Building in Africa, and H.E. Mr. Ahmad Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar
• Telephone conversation between Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan concerning Japanese Assistance to Afghanistan

February 2

• Statement by the Press Secretary/ Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Provincial Election in Iraq
• FY 2008 Orientation Program for the United States Forces Japan

February 1

• Special Address by H.E. Mr.Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan on the Occasion of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum "My Prescriptions for Reviving the World Economy"
• Address by H.E. Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan at the Informal Gathering of World Economic Leaders on "The Climate Change Puzzle: Assembling the Pieces"
• Opening Remarks by H.E. Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan, at the Business Leaders' Lunch, Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum

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