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1. “Open
Reconstruction” in the Aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake
2.
The MDGs Follow-up Meeting
3.
The 20th Japan-EU Summit
4.
G8 Deauville Summit
5.
2011 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting
6.
The Fourth Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting
7.
The Third TICAD Ministerial Follow-Up Meeting
8.
The Second Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament and
Non-Proliferation
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JICC
Newsletter
No.4, June 2011 |
5. 2011
OECD Ministerial Council Meeting
Japan
Announces Intention to Review Its Basic Energy Plan
Pictures: ©Cabinet Public Relations
Office
The OECD Ministerial Council Meeting commemorating the 50th
anniversary of the organisation was held in Paris on 25-26 May. The
Japanese delegation, headed by Prime Minister Naoto Kan and
including many high-ranking ministerial officials, laid out Japan’s
policies in the “All-Japan” approach.
The Commemoration Ceremony of the 50th Anniversary of the OECD
The Commemoration Ceremony of the 50th Anniversary of the OECD was
held in the evening of 25 May. In his address to the ceremony, Prime
Minister Kan noted that when Japan joined the OECD as the first
country outside of Europe and North America, it faced the major
challenge of liberalizing its external economic relations in
accordance with the OECD’s Codes of Liberalisation. He stressed,
however, that promoting this important issue opened the way for high
levels of growth for Japan. Prime Minister Kan went on to assert
that prompted by the 11 March disaster, Japan will conduct a
fundamental review of its basic energy plan. He added that Japan
needs to nurture the two new pillars of renewable energy and
energy-efficiency, in addition to the two pillars to date of nuclear
power and fossil fuels.
At the ceremony, the participants adopted the Vision Statement,
which outlines the future course of action for the OECD. The
statement reaffirmed, among others, that economic growth and
employment through green growth and private-sector innovation remain
important issues today following the recent global financial and
economic crisis, and will continue to matter in the future.
Stressing the Safety of Export Products from Japan
The Ministerial Council Meeting focused on the theme “Better
Policies for Better Lives.” The Japanese delegation noted that,
despite the major negative impact of the 11 March disaster, there
are emerging signs of a robust recovery in the Japanese economy,
which will be reflected by a rebound in economic growth in the
second half of this year. Focusing on food security, the delegation
pointed to the importance of boosting food production to cope with
increasing global demand and stressed the necessity to maintain and
develop various forms of agriculture in various areas. They
emphasized the safety of export products from Japan and called for
refraining from taking WTO-inconsistent measures in the context of
ensuring uninterrupted supply chains.
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