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(広報資料) プレスリリース04/009-J/E コフィー・アナン国連事務総長の来日について1.コフィー・アナン国連事務総長が来たる2004年2月21日(土)から25日(水)まで5日間の予定で、外務省賓客として来日します。アナン事務総長の来日は2002年1月以来2年1カ月ぶり、6度目の訪問となります。 UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Visit to Japan1. United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will visit Japan for five days from Saturday, 21 February to Wednesday, 25 February 2004, upon invitation by Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Secretary-General's visit to Japan will be his first since January 2002 and his sixth visit to Japan. 2. The purpose of his visit is to closely exchange views on the issues the international community faces now, such as Iraq and the reform of the UN. 3. During his stay in Japan, the Secretary-Genreal is scheduled to meet the Emperor, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi. The Secretary-General will give address to the Diet for the first time. In a closed meeting with the Japanese business leaders at Nihon Keidanren, the Secretary-General will exchange views on the challenges of the international community and the UN's partership with the business world, which is called the "Global Compact". |
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