At the outset, I should like to say that the Japanese Government welcomes the continued and steady progress in the peace process in Bougainville since the previous open meeting on this matter, held in August of this year. We are pleased that the implementation of the 2001 peace agreement is in its f…
On behalf of the Government of Japan, I would like to offer my heartiest congratulations to the distinguished individuals and organizations who have just been honoured with the United Nations prize in the field of human rights. I salute them for the great courage they have shown in promoting and pro…
I would like to explain Japan’s abstention in the voting on draft resolution VIII as recommended in the report A/58/462 entitled “Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context”.
Japan fully understands the importance of confidence-building measures, especially in situations a…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for his initiative of convening this meeting in order to discuss this very important subject on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Bonn Agreement.
During the last two years, much progress has been made, including the recent finalization of th…
The international community witnessed the acceptance of the road map by both the Israeli and Palestinian sides last spring, as well as the subsequent summit meeting held at Aqaba, and thus hoped that the long-awaited opportunity for fundamental progress on Middle East peace had finally come. However…
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation for the coordinators of the draft resolutions before us today, namely, Ms. Elana Geddis of New Zealand and Mr. Colin McIff of the United States. My thanks go as well to the countries that contributed to the consultations in a spirit of cooperati…
Japan attaches great importance to mine-action assistance and continues to play an active role in this field. We believe that in many post-conflict situations, addressing the landmine problem is a precondition for consolidating peace and commencing with reconstruction. Our recently revised Official …
Japan shares the concerns expressed by many delegations today regarding the extraterritorial application of jurisdiction arising from the Helms-Burton Act of the United States, which is likely to run counter to international law. My Government has been closely following the implementation of the leg…
My delegation would like to take this opportunity to exercise its right of reply to the points raised by the delegate from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. First, quite a number of points have been raised by the North Korean delegate concerning their objections to this draft resolution tha…
On behalf of the Government of Japan, I should like to express my gratitude to Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his statement as well as for preparing the report of the Agency, contained in document A/58/312.
The regime of the Treaty on t…
The United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage, 2002, served to increase public awareness and to foster respect for the cultural heritage of humanity. In making the decision to observe the Year, we reaffirmed that we should all share in the responsibility for protecting that heritage. In the course o…
It is my great pleasure and honour, on behalf of the Government of Japan, to address this Assembly under your presidency. My delegation would like to thank President Shi Jiuyong for his in-depth report on the current situation of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The report gave us confidenc…
The United Nations Convention against Corruption has taken almost three years to elaborate. Through its adoption today, we will be taking a great step forward in combating corruption, which is a type of misbehaviour common to all our societies, regardless of the level of economic development. We wou…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open Security Council meeting concerning the situation in Kosovo. I thank Mr. Harri Holkeri, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his comprehensive briefing.
First, Japan welcomes the direct dialogue that began among the representatives o…
The changes that we see today in the international community are frequent and increasingly more dynamic. Every day we face new and diverse challenges. As the advancement of globalization has led us to an increasingly more interdependent world, we cannot fail to recognise the effectiveness of a viabl…
Let me first express my deep respect for all United Nations personnel devoted to humanitarian assistance activities. They are making an admirable contribution to the effort to help people in need, even at the risk of losing their lives. Despite their sincere efforts, however, there are often cases w…
I would first like to thank Ambassador Sharma, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his comprehensive briefing.
The Government of Japan is pleased to note that much has been achieved in the areas of public administration, combating serious crimes, internal security and Timor-Leste’s…
The Government of Japan has been promoting the principles of Africa’s ownership and international partnership for African development through the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) process since 1993. Therefore Japan has been sincerely respecting and supporting the New Par…
First, allow me to express my profound sorrow at the deaths of those who perished, deep condolences to the bereaved families and heartfelt sympathy to those injured in the suicide bombing in Haifa on 4 October. Terrorism cannot be justified for any reason. Japan reiterates its condemnation of the br…
Let me first of all thank the former President of the General Assembly, Mr. Jan Kavan of the Czech Republic, for his work in efficiently conducting the work of the Open-ended Working Group on Security Council reform during the previous session. I also express my gratitude to Ambassador Ingólfsson of…
