Click here to view Prime Minister Koizumi’s Message to Africa towards the G8 Summit
Main messages are the following:
* Japan will continue to lead international discussions on African development, capitalizing on its experiences with the TICAD ( Tokyo International Conference on African Development) process.
* Japan will strive to realize a strategic expansion of the volume of ODA. Japan will double ODA to Africa in the next 3 years . Japan has been committed to debt cancellation to African countries on the largest scale among all creditor countries.
* Japan will expand its support to protect African people’s health. Japan proposes “Health and Development” Initiative to provide comprehensive assistance aiming at US$ 5 billion over the next five years - with African people being major beneficiaries.
* Japan will enhance its support to “Consolidation of Peace” in Africa, focusing on human security.
* Japan will support “Green Revolution” in Africa and rural development.
* Japan will provide comprehensive support to promote trade and investment for African countries.
* Japan strengthens Asia-Africa cooperation to share Asia ’s experiences.
[Related Links]
* Japan’s Support for the Consolidation of Peace in Africa
* The Third Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD III)
* Japan’s Development Policy
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