US Foreign Policy

Speeches, Testimony, etc.

2008 Report to Congress of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

China-Africa Relations and the Global Village: Diplomatic Perspective James Swan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Howard University Washington, DC April 1, 2008

Moving Forward in 2008: The U.S.-East Asia Relationship Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Foreign Press Center Briefing, Washington, DC, March 19, 2008

Shaping China’s Global Choices Through Diplomacy Thomas J. Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Statement Before the U.S. – China Economic and Security Review Commission, Washington, DC, March 18, 2008

U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Relations Christopher R, Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Statement before the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, March 12, 2008

The United States and Cambodia: Bilateral Relations and Bilateral Debt Scot Marciel, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Washington, DC, February 14, 2008

Status of the Six-Party Talks for the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Washington, DC, February 6, 2008

2007 Report to Congress of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

U.S.-China Relations Thomas J. Christensen Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Statement Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment Washington, DC March 27, 2007

U.S. Policy Toward South Pacific Island Nations, including Australia and New Zealand Glyn Davies, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Statement Before the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Washington, DC, March 15, 2007

North Korea - Denuclearization Action Plan The following action plan was released in Beijing on February 13, 2007 following the conclusion of the latest round of Six-Party Talks. Initial Actions for the Implementation of the Joint Statement 13 February 2007

On-Background Conference Call on North Korea's 60-Day Assessment Senior State Department Official, Washington, DC, April 14, 2007

U.S. Assistance in East Asia and the Pacific: An Overview Glyn Davies, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Statement before Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment House Committee on Foreign Affairs September 20, 2007

East Asia in Transition: Opportunities and Challenges for the United States Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Statement to the Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee Washington, DC, 8 March 06

The U.S. and Southeast Asia Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Remarks to the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Singapore, May 22, 2006

Statement to the House International Relations Committee on The U.S. -- ROK Alliance, Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill, September 27, 2006

The US-ROK Relationship Prepared Statement of Richard P. Lawless Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Affairs Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on International Relations Wednesday, September 27, 2006

North East Asia: A Region of Vital Concern to the United States, May 26, 2005 Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Testimony Before the House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific Washington, DC

An Overview of U.S.-East Asia Policy, June 2, 2004 James A. Kelly, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Testimony before the House International Relations Committee Washington, DC.

Hearing before US House International Relations Committee, June 25, 2003.
U.S. Commercial & Trade Policy in Southeast Asia and Oceania, Statement of James Kelly, Assistant Secretary of State, June 25, 2003.
U.S. Commercial & Trade Policy in Southeast Asia and Oceania, Statement of Ralph Ives, Assistant US Trade Representative, June 25, 2003.

BACKGROUND: In November 2001, the ten member countries of the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) unveiled a framework agreement to achieve free trade with China by 2013. At the same time, ASEAN affirmed a "Comprehensive Economic Partnership" agreement with Japan, held its first summit with India, and took preparatory steps toward integrating the economies of "ASEAN-+3", which includes China, Japan, and South Korea. Meanwhile, in late 2002, the United States announced its own "Enterprise for ASEAN Initiative" as the centerpiece of a new strategy to strengthen U.S. relations with Southeast Asia. Singapore and the U.S. signed a free trade agreement (FTA) this May which, if approved by Congress, would serve as a model for trade liberalization agreements. Australia's hopes for an FTA with the U.S. received a significant boost from Canberra's active military and political support for the campaign against Iraq. In May, President Bush proposed December 2003 as the deadline for the conclusion of negotiations. However, countries less supportive of the U.S. campaign in Iraq can expect less interest from Washington in expanding trade. New Zealand, for example, had hoped to piggyback on the U.S.-Australia FTA, but after pointed comments by their Prime Minister about Iraq, U.S. Trade Representative Zoellick stated that Wellington "had taken some actions that would pose problems for Congressional passage" of a U.S.-New Zealand FTA.

U.S. Nonproliferation Policy After Iraq, June 4, 2003 Testimony of John R. Bolton Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security U.S. Department of State, Committee on International Relations United States House of Representatives.

Changing Dynamics in the Asia-Pacific Region: Implications for U.S. Business and Policy, April 24, 2003 Secretary Colin L. Powell, The United States Asia Pacific Council Symposium, Capital Hilton; Washington, DC.

The Effects and Consequences of an Emerging China, March 19, 2003 Randall G. Schriver, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Testimony before the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Washington, DC.

Regional Implications of the Changing Nuclear Equation on the Korean Peninsula March 12, 2003 James A. Kelly, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC.

Weapons of Mass Destruction Developments on the Korean Peninsula February 4, 2003 Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC.

Enterprise for ASEAN Initiative October 26, 2002. President George W. Bush announces new initiative at APEC meeting in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

The U.S. Role in Central Asia, June 27, 2002 B. Lynn Pascoe, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Central Asia and the South Caucasus, Washington, DC.

Russia and China: Proliferation Concerns, June 6, 2002 John S. Wolf, Assistant Secretary for Nonproliferation, Testimony Before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, Washington, DC.

U.S. Interests in East Asia and the Pacific: Problems and Prospects in the Year of the Horse, February 14, 2002 U.S. House, International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific.

U.S. Foreign Policy in East Asia and the Pacific: Challenges and Priorities for the Bush Administration, June 12, 2001 Prepared Statement of James A. Kelly, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Hearing Before the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific of the Committee on International Relations House of Representatives 107 Congress, 1st Session. Hearing before the committee with questions and answers

U.S. House. House Policy Committee. The Crisis in North Korea, Oct. 14, 1999. Policy paper.

Americans Look at Asia. A Potomoc Associates Policy Perspective, by William Watts. Oct. 1999. Reports a survey of public opinion. This is a pdf file. The actual url is www.hluce.org/images/usasia_report_1099.pdf

1999 Foreign Policy Overview, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Statement for the 106th Congress Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 24 Feb 1999.

Cox Report, 1999. Issued by U.S. House of Representatives, Select Committee as "U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the Peoples Republic of China". The classified version came out on January 3, 1999. This is the unclassified version.

US Policy Towards Russia, May 20, 1998 Stephan Sestanovich, ambassador at large and Special Adviser to the Secretary of State for the New Independent States. Statement before the Senate Foreign Relation Committee, Subcommittee on European Affairs.

US - China

1. Testimony on Pending Chinese Legislation, June 18, 1998 by Stanley O. Roth, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Asia Pacific Subcommittee.
2. Remarks by President Clinton on US-China Relations in the 21st Century, June 11, 1998 (Expanding Cooperation, Dealing Directly with Differences. To the National Geographic Society, Washington DC.
3. Joint Communiques/Statements
   1. US-China Joint communique, Feb. 28, 1972
   2. US-China Joint communique, Jan. 1, 1979
   3. US-China Joint communique, Aug. 17, 1982
   4. US-China Joint statement, Oct. 29, 1997

US-Taiwan

1. Taiwan Security Enhancement Act (TSEA)
2. Taiwan Security Enhancement Act, Hearings, US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Aug. 4, 1999.
3. Taiwan Relations Act (PL 96-8), Jan. 1, 1979 (TRA)

US-Australia

1. Sydney Statement Joint Declaration. Australia and the United States: A Strategic Partnership for the Twenty-First Century.
2. Australia, US Ministerial Consultations. Joint Communique. July 31, 1998.

US-Korea

1. US-ROK Joint Statement, May 15, 2003

US-North Korea

1. US State Department: On-Background Conference Call on North Korea's 60-Day Assessment, April 14, 2007
2. North Korea - Denuclearization Action Plan, Feb 13, 2007
3. US State Dept Press Statement on Six-Party Talks on North Korean Nuclear Program, Feb 28, 2004
4. US, North Korean Joint Communique, Oct 12, 2000.
5. Agreement on Supply of a Light-Water Reactor Project to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Between the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization and the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea [December 15, 1995]
6. Agreed Framework Between the United States of America and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Geneva, October 21, 1994

US-India

1. On occasion of President Bill Clinton's visit to India, March 2000. India - US Relations: A Vision for the 21st Century/Institutional Dialogue Between India and the United States

Treaties and Agreements

1. US-Soviet Maritime Boundary Agreement
   1. Agreement text;
   2. Message submitting agreement to Senate
   3. US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing, June 13, 1991;
   4. Senate Exec. Report, July 31, 1991 (supplements hearing).
2. US-Soviet Agreement on the Bering Straits Regional Commission, 1989
3. US-Soviet Agreement Concerning Mutual Visits by Inhabitants of the Bering Straits Region, 1989

Russia

1. Speech by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Igor Ivanov at Joint Session of Federation Council and State Duma Foreign Affairs Committees, February 12, 2004
2. Russia in Asia and Asia in Russia Article by Russian Foreign Minister, January, 2004
3. President Vladimir Putin's State of the Nation Address to the Federal Assembly, July 8, 2000.
4. Biographical Profile of Foreign Minister Evgenii Primakov
5. Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation, June 28, 2000.

Russia-India

1. Text of Russian-Indian Declaration on Strategic Partnership. Signed in New Delhi. Oct 3, 2000.
2. Reference information on Russian-Indian relationship, 25 Apr 2001 [Russian]
3. India and the Russian Federation Joint Statement February 03, 2002 - New Delhi
4. Putin's visit to Delhi, 3-5 December 2002
   1. Delhi Declaration on Further Consolidation of Strategic Partnership between the Republic of India and the Russian Federation
   2. Documents signed on 4 December 2002 during the visit of the President of the Russian Federation to India from 3-5 December 2002
   3. Joint Declaration on Strengthening and Enhancing Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the Republic of India and the Russian Federation
   4. India - Russia, Joint Statement
   5. Joint Press Interaction Of H.E. Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister Of India And H.E. Mr. Vladimir Putin, President Of The Russian Federation Held At Hyderabad House
5. Briefing on Russian Foreign Minister's trip to Pakistan, India and ASEAN Forum, June 13, 2003
6. RIA Novosti Interview with Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman on Foreign Minister's visit to India, June 14, 2003
7. Transcript of Press Interaction of External Affairs Minister, Shri Yashwant Sinha and the Foreign Minister of Russia, Mr. Igor Ivanov, June 16, 2003
8. Joint Statement of the Second Session of the Russian-Indian Joint Working Group on Counteraction against International Terrorism, New Delhi, April 8, 2004
9. Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India, January 25-26, 2007
   1. Indian-Russian Joint Statment, Jan 25, 2007
   2. List of Agreements signed by India and Russia, January 2007
   3. Joint Statement By the Prime Minister of the Republic of India and the President of the Russia Federation on Cooperation in the field of peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Jan 25, 2007

Russia-India-China

1st Trilateral Meeting of Foreign Ministers of India, Russia, China, 2002

2nd Trilateral Meeting of Foreign Ministers of India, Russia, China, 2003

3rd Trilateral Meeting of Foreign Ministers of India, Russia, China, 2004

4th Informal Meeting of Russian, Indian, Chinese Foreign Ministers, Vladivostok, June 2, 2005

1. Press Conference: Russian and Chinese Foreign Ministers, Vladivostok, June 1, 2005
2. China, Russia Exchange Ratifications of Supplementary Border Agreement, Vladivostok, June 2, 2005
3. Foreign Ministers of China, Russia and India Hold the 4th Informal Meeting, Vladivostok, June 2, 2005
4. Press Conference of Foreign Ministers of Russia, China, India, Vladivostok, June 2, 2005
5. Joint Communique of Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Russia, China, India, Vladivostok, June 2, 2005
6. Russian Foreign Minister's Press Conference after Talks with Indian Foreign Minister, Vladivostok, June 2, 2005

5th Trilateral Meeting of Foreign Ministers of India, Russia, China, 2006

6th Trilateral Meeting of Foreign Ministers of India, Russia, China, New Delhi, Feb 14, 2007

1. Briefing by Official Spokesperson on the visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister and the Trilateral Meeting between the Foreign Ministers of India, Russia and China
2. Joint Communique on the results of the trilateral meeting of the Foreign Ministers of India, Russia and China

Russia-Japan

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1. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Answers Question from Japan's Kyodo News, May 23, 2005
2. Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov's Visit to Japan, May 31, 2005
3. Russian Foreign Minister's Press Conference, Tokyo, May 31, 2005
4. Deputy Foreign Minister on Russian-Japanese Relations, Feb, 12, 2004
5. Aleksandr Yakovenko, the Spokesman of Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Answers a Russian Media Question About the Situation Around the Settlement of the Territorial Dispute Between Russia and Japan
6. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Answers Question from Japan's NHK, Aug 6, 2003
7. Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro visits Russia, Jan. 9-13, 2003
   1. Russia-Japan: Joint Statement [Russian FM], Jan 13, 2003
   2. Russia-Japan: Joint Statement [Japan FM], Jan 13, 2003
   3. Russia-Japan: Action Plan, Jan 13, 2003
   4. Russia-Japan: Putin Press Conf, Jan 13, 2003
   5. Russia-Japan, Koizumi speech at International Scientists Conference, Jan 11, 2003
8. Border and Customs Post on Tanfilev Islands (Sakhalin oblast) for Japanese Citizens [June 2002]
9. Russian-Japanese summit in Irkutsk, March 23-24, 2001
   1. Russia-Japan: Outline of summit, March 25, 2001
   2. Russia-Japan: Joint Statement, Mar 25, 2001
   3. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman on results of Russian-Japanese meeting in Irkutsk, Apr 11, 2001
   4. Russia-Japan: Putin's press conference on results of meeting, 28 Mar 2001    [Russian]
10. President Vladimir Putin gives interviews to Japanese media. NHK/Reuters, July 11, 2000; Asahi, Sept. 1, 2000; Nikkei (Nihon keizai), Sept. 1, 2000. [All interviews in Russian]

Russia-Korea

1. Russian statements on 6 Party talks
2. Demarcation of State Border Between Russia and DPRK Completed, Feb 9, 2004.
3. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister at Opening of 6-Way Talks in Beijing, Aug 27, 2003
4. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister on 6-Way Talks, Meetings with both Korean Ambassadors, Aug 13-14, 2003
5. Visit of Kim Jong-il to Moscow, July 26-Aug, 2001
   1. Moscow Declaration of the DPRK and the Russian Federation, Aug. 4, 2001     [Russian]
   2. Talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-il, Aug 8, 2001
   3. The relations between Russia and the DPRK have a friendly and good-neighborly character
6. Russia-North Korea Joint Declaration, July 20, 2000.    [Russian]
7. Russian-North Korean Joint Declaration, Feb. 9, 2000 on the signing of their treaty.

Russia-Mongolia

1. Transcript of Remarks and Replies to Media Questions by Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov at Press Conference Following Talks with Mongolian Minister of Foreign Affairs Luvsangiin Erdenechuluun, Ulan Bator, January 13, 2004
2. Russian-Mongol Joint Statement, Jan. 14, 2004
3. Reference information on Russian-Mongol relations. Russian Foreign Ministry, Nov. 13, 2000 [Russian]

Russia-Kazakhstan

1. Russia-Kazakhstan Agreement on Transit of Oil, June 10, 2002

Russia-China

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Chronology of Chinese-Russian Bilateral Relations 1999-mid 2002

Agreement on Settlement of Debt of Former Soviet Union to China, July 1, 2005 [Russian]

Meetings of Heads of State

1. President Boris Eltsin visits Beijing, Dec. 11-19, 1992
2. President Jiang Zemin visits Moscow, Sept. 2-6, 1994 This also produced a statement to stop targeting China with nuclear missiles.
3. President Boris Eltsin visits Beijing, April 24-26, 1996
4. President Jiang Zemin visits Moscow, April 22-26, 1997
5. President Boris Eltsin visits Beijing, Nov. 9-11, 1997
6. President Jiang Zemin visits Russia, Nov. 22-25, 1998.
   1. Statement of Results of Meeting at Highest Level. in English or in Russian.
   2. Joint communique of Jiang visit, Nov. 24, in English or in Russian.
7. President Boris Eltsin visits China, Dec 9-10, 1999. Joint Russian-Chinese Declaration and the Joint Information Communique on the 2nd Informal Meeting of the President of the Russian Federation B.N. Eltsin and the Chairman of the People's Republic of China Jiang Zemin. [In Russian] or [In English]
8. President Vladimir Putin visits China July 17-19, 2000.
   1. "Beijing Declaration" [English]
   2. Joint Statement by the Presidents of the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation on Anti-Missile Defense, July 18. [English]
9. Chinese President Jiang Zemin visits Russia, July 15-18, 2001
   1. Joint Statement [China FM, English]
   2. Joint Statement [Russia FM, English]
   3. Treaty, 16 Jul 2001 [English]
10. President Vladimir Putin visits Beijing, December 1-3, 2002
    1. Joint Declaration
    2. Putin's Press Conference following talks
    3. Putin's meetings with Chinese officials
    4. Putin's speech at Beijing University, Dec. 3, 2002
11. President Hu Jintao visits Moscow, May 26-31, 2003
    1. Joint Statement, May 27, 2003
    2. A Visit to Strengthen Strategic Partnership, by Igor Rogachev
    3. Putin, Hu press conference, May 27, 2003 [Russian]
12. President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin visits China, October 14-16, 2004.
    1. Joint Statement
    2. China and Russia Sign the Market Access Agreement on Russia's Accession to the World Trade Organization
    3. Press Statement after the Signing of Russian-Chinese documents
13. President Hu Jintao visits Moscow, June 30 - July 3, 2005
    1. Joint Communique, July 3, 2005 [Russian]
    2. Joint Russian-Chinese Declaration on International Order and the 21st Century, July 1, 2005 [Russian]
14. President Vladimir Putin visits Beijing, March 21-22, 2006
    1. Russian-Chinese Joint Declaration, Beijing, March 21, 2006 [Russian]
15. President Hu Jintao visits Moscow, March 26-28, 2007
    1. Russian-Chinese Joint Declaration, Moscow, March 26, 2007 [Russian]
    2. Russian-Chinese Documents Signed, Moscow, March 26, 2007 [Russian]
16. President Dmitrii Medvedev visits China, May 23-24, 2008
    1. Joint Declaration, List of Documents signed, Joint Communique

In addition to these joint statement there have also been other communiques.

1. An Agreement on the Guidelines for Joint Economic Use of Individual Islands and the Water Areas Adjacent to Them on Border Rivers, Nov. 13, 1997

Meetings of Heads of Government

1. V.S. Chernomyrdin, chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, pays an official visit to the People's Republic of China, from 26 through 29 May 1994, joint communique
2. Li Peng, premier of the PRC State Council, visits Russia, June 25-28, 1995, joint communique

Regular Meetings

1. 1st regular meeting of the premiers, Moscow, Dec. 26-28, 1996, joint communique
2. 2nd regular meeting of the premiers, Beijing, June 26-28, 1997.
3. 3rd regular meeting of the premiers, Moscow, February 17-18, 1998 joint communique.
4. 4th regular meeting of the premiers, Moscow, February 24-27, 1999. [About 16 agreements signed, but no communique issued?]
5. 5th regular meeting of the premiers, Beijing, November 3-4, 2000. Joint communique. [English].
6. 6th regular meeting of the heads of government, Moscow, Sept 7-12, 2001. Moscow. Joint Communique [Russian]
7. 7th regular meeting of the heads of government, Shanghai, August 21-23, 2002. Joint communique (not original text) [English]
8. 8th regular meeting of the heads of government, Shanghai, September 22-25, 2003 Joint communique [Russian] Russian reports on talks
9. 9th regular meeting of the heads of government, Moscow, September 24, 2004. Report China's PM's press conference Oil and gas agreement WTO discussions
10. 10th regular meeting of the heads of government, Beijing, Nov 2-4, 2005
    1. On the Negotiations of Prime Minister Fradkov and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao [Russian]
11. 11th regular meeting of the heads of government, Beijing, Nov 9-10, 2006
    1. Meeting of Russian and Chinese heads of government, Nov 13, 2006, Beijing and declaration [Russian]

Foreign Ministers' Meetings

1. Russian-Chinese Information Communique on Consultations on Questions Relating to the Treaty Limiting Anti-Missile Defense Systems April 14, 1999.
2. Russian Foreign Minister Ivan Ivanov's visit to Beijing, June 1-3, 1999. Joint Press Communique, June 2.
3. Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan's visit to Moscow, Feb 28-Mar 1, 2000.
   1. Reference Materials on Russian-Chinese Relations from the Russian Foreign Ministry, Feb. 25, 2000. [in Russian]
   2. Russian-Chinese Agreement on Mutual Travel and Visa-free Travel by Tourist Groups, March 1, 2000.[in Russian]
   3. Joint Communique on the Results of the Official Visit to the Russian Federation of the Foreign Minister of the PRC, Tang Jiaxuan, March 1, 2000. [in Russian] and [in English]. Statement on Tang's meeting with Putin.
4. Talks between Russian and Chinese Foreign Ministers, Apr 29, 2001

Joint Statement to Press on Outcome of Meeting of the Russian-Chinese Antiterrorism Working Group January 15, 2004.

Central Asia

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), formerly called "Shanghai Five" (Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan)

Official website

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

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1996

Shanghai Five: Agreement on Strengthening Mutual Military Confidence in the Border Regions, Shanghai meeting, April 26, 1996

1997

Agreement on Mutual Reduction of Military Strength in Border Regions, Moscow meeting, April 24, 1997

1998

Shanghai Five: Joint Statement of Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan on the Almaty Meeting, July 3, 1998.

1999

Shanghai Five: Joint Statement of Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan on the Bishkek Meeting, August, 25, 1999.

2000

Shanghai Five: Joint Statement of Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan in Dushanbe, July 5, 2000.

2001

Foreign Ministers, 28 Apr 2001

1. Shanghai Five: Joint Communique of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr 2001    [Russian]
2. Russian Foreign Minister on Results of Shanghai Five Meeting, May 2001

Heads of State, Shanghai, 14-15 Jun 2001.

1. Declaration on the Creation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, June 20, 2001
2. SCO: Joint Statement by Heads of State of Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, June 14, 2001
3. SCO: Meeting of Heads of State of Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, June 20, 2001

2002

Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Beijing, 7 Jan 2002

1. Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Igor Ivanov on Arrival in Beijing to Attend Shanghai Cooperation Organization Foreign Ministers Meeting (Beijing, January 6, 2002)
2. Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Ivanov Remarks at SCO Foreign Ministers' Joint Press Conference (Beijing, January 7, 2002)
3. SCO: Russia, China Foreign Ministers Meet
4. Joint Statement by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (Beijing, January 7, 2002)
5. Joint Statement by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Russia and China (Beijing, January 7, 2002)
6. On Outcomes of Extraordinary Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States
7. Interview of Russia's official Foreign Ministry spokesman Aleksandr Yakovenko about January 7 meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization foreign ministers

Defense Ministers' Meeting, Moscow, 15 May 2002

1. SCO: Joint Communique of the Ministers of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People's Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan, May 15, 2002

Heads of State, St. Petersburg, 7 June

1. Putin statement at conclusion of SCO, June 7, 2002
2. Putin-Nazarbaev at SCO in St. Petersburg, June 7, 2002
3. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Declaration, June 7, 2002
4. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Declaration, June 7, 2002 [Russian]
5. Putin speech at SCO, St. Petersburg, June 7, 2002
6. SCO: President Jiang Zemin Met with Presidents of Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan 07/06/2002
7. SCO: President Jiang Zemin Met With Kazakh President Nazarbayev 05/06/2002
8. SCO: President Jiang Zemin Met with Russian President Putin 07/06/2002
9. SCO: Presidents of the Six Member Countries Highly Evaluate the St. Petersburg Summit of SCO

2003

Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Almaty, April 24, 2003

1. SCO: Foreign Ministers' Joint Press Conference

Heads of State Meeting, Moscow, 29-30 May 2003

1. Declaration of the Heads of the States Participating in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
2. SCO: Statement by the Russian President Vladimir Putin, May 29, 2003
3. SCO: Chinese President Hu Jintao Meets With Russian Prime Minister Kasyanov (28/05/2003)
4. SCO: Chinese President Meets with Presidents of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan (29/05/2003)
5. Third SCO Summit Meeting Held in Moscow (29/05/2003)

Foreign Minister' Meeting, Tashkent, September, 5, 2003

1. SCO: Joint Communique of Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Tashkent, Sept 5, 2003
2. Russian Foreign Minister's Press Conference, SCO Meeting, Tashkent, Sept 5, 2003

2004

Chronology of Russian Participation in SCO, 2004

Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Beijing, January 15, 2004

1. SCO: Transcript of Replies to Media Questions by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Ivanov at Press Conference Following PRC President Hu Jintao's Meeting with Foreign Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States, Beijing, January 15, 2004
2. SCO: Transcript of Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Ivanov's Remarks Following Talks with PRC Minister of Foreign Affairs Li Zhaoxing, Beijing, January 14, 2004

Heads of State Meeting, Tashkent, June 2004

1. Tashkent Declaration by the Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization [English] [Russian]
2. Regulation on the status of Observer to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
3. Report on the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, June 21, 2004 [Russian]
4. List of Documents signed by Heads of State, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Meeting, June, 17, 2004 [Russian]

Heads of government meeting, Bishkek, Sept 2004

1. Joint Communique
2. Russian Prime Minister M.E. Fradkov's Statement
3. About the meeting of the heads of government
4. Wen Jiabao Attends the Third Meeting of Prime Ministers of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
5. China, Central Asian Nations Highlight Fight Against Terrorism, Extremism and Separatism

2005

Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Astana, February 23, 2005

1. Joint Communique
2. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's Statement
3. Press Conference of Foreign Ministers
4. A.V. Yakovenko's interview with Kazinform
5. A.V. Yakovenko's statement on meeting
6. A.V. Yakovenko's statement on meeting
7. Li Zhaoxing Meets with Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation and the Kyrgyz Republic
8. Li Zhaoxing Meets with Foreign Minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Elyor Ganiev of Uzbekistan

Shanghai Cooperation Organization Holds the National Coordinators' Meeting in Beijing, April 1, 2005

Fourth Meeting of the Council of Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Beijing, April 6, 2005

Executive Secretary of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Visits the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, April 5-7, 2005

SCO - CIS sign MOU

1. Assistant Foreign Minister Li Hui Meets with Chairman of CIS Executive Committee Rushaylo
2. Russian Foreign Ministry Statement

Heads of State Meeting, Astana, July 5-6, 2005

1. List of Documents Signed at the Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), July 5, 2005 [Russian]
2. On the Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member-States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Astana, 5 July 2005 [Russian]
3. Conception of Cooperation of the Member-States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the Struggle with Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism, 5 July 2005 [Russian]
4. Interview of the Special Representative of the Russian President to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) V.Ya. Vorobev, published in Vremya Novestei, 5 July 2005 [Russian]
5. Press Statement on the Meeting of the Heads of Member-States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Astana, 5 July 2005 [Russian]
6. Report on the Activities of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in 2004 [Russian]
7. Declaration of Heads of Member-States of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, 5 July 2005 [Russian and English]
8. Russian President V.V. Putin on Expansion of the Membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Astana, 5 July 2005 [Russian]
9. Decision of Council of Member-States of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Granting Observer Status to India, 5 July 2005 [Russian]
10. Decision of Council of Member-States of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Granting Observer Status to Pakistan, 5 July 2005 [Russian]
11. Decision of Council of Member-States of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Granting Observer Status to Iran, 5 July 2005 [Russian]

Other

1. Joint Declaration India and Kazakhstan, February 12, 2002 - New Delhi
2. India Foreign Minister's Address to the Shanghai Institute for International Studies (Apr 1, 2002)
3. Almaty Act, June 5, 2002
4. CICA Declaration on Eliminating Terrorism and Promoting Dialogue Among Civilizations, June 5, 2002

China

India

1. 1. Visit of Indian Prime Minister of India Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee to China, June 22-27, 2003
   2. China-India: Agreements signed on June 23, 2003
   3. Speech by Prime Minister of India Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Peking University
   4. Declaration on Principles for Relations and Comprehensive Cooperation Between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of India, June 24, 2003
   5. Keynote Address by the Prime Minister at the Seminar on 'China-India Economic Cooperation and Development'

China-Central Asia

1. President Hu Jintao Meets With His Kazakh Counterpart Nazarbayev (03/06/2003)
2. Joint Statement of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Tajikistan on the Development of Their Good-Neighborly and Friendly Relations and Cooperation Oriented Towards the 21st Century, Dushanbe, July 4, 2000
3. Joint Statement between the People's Republic of China and Turkmenistan, July 5, 2000.
4. President Jiang Zemin Meeting with President Akayev of Kyrgyzstan, July 5, 2000.
5. President Jiang Zemin Meets with Uzbekistan President Karimov, July 5, 2000.
6. President Jiang Zemin held talks with Tajikistan President Rakhmonov, July 4, 2000
7. President Jiang meets with Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev, July 4, 2000

Other

1. China Foreign Ministry
2. Foreign Minister Tang's press conference March 10, 2000.
3. China White paper on Taiwan, Feb 2000
4. China Foreign Ministry press conferences, statements January-December 1998
5. These statements include relations with the United States, Russia, Japan, Europe, Surrounding countries.

Japan

Biographical Profile of then Foreign Minister Obuchi Keizo

Russia

1. Contents of conferences for 1995
2. Contents of conferences for 1996
3. Contents of conferences for 1997
4. Contents of conferences for 1998
5. Obuchi's trip to Moscow, Nov 11-13, 1998 Another copy
6. Russian-Japanese Press Statement on Fulfilling of the Eltsin-Hashimoto Plan, in English or Russian
7. Moscow Declaration on the Establishment of a Creative Partnership between the Russian Federation and Japan, Nov. 13, 1998, in Russian English outline
8. Tokyo Declaration, Oct. 13, 1993 signed by Boris Eltsin and Hosokawa Morihiro. Frequently referred to. Here is the full text.
9. Tokyo Economic Declaration, Oct. 13, 1993 signed by Boris Eltsin and Hosokawa Morihiro. Seldom referred to, but contains a list of areas for economic cooperation.

China

1. Japan-China: Hashimoto's speech to 142nd Diet, Feb. 16, 1998 foreign policy section only.
2. Prime Minister Hashimoto Ryutaro's speech to Keizai Doyukai July 24, 1997 Full text. On Japan's Eurasian policy (Russia, China, Central Asia).
3. Speech by Prime Minister Hashimoto Ryutaro--Seeking a New Foreign Policy Toward China--, Aug. 28, 1997.
4. Press conference by Hashimoto at Denver G-7 summit, June 22, 1997 Foreign policy sections only.
5. Summary of Japan's relations with China, done in conjunction is Prime Minister Hashimoto Ryutaro's trip, Sept. 4-7, 1997.

Korea

1. Drugs, Counterfeiting, and Weapons Proliferation: The North Korean Connection, May 20, 2003 Hearings before the Committee on Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security
2. US-ROK Joint Statement, May 15, 2003
3. US, North Korean Joint Communique, Oct 12, 2000.
4. Kim Dae-jung's Berlin Declaration Speech made at the Free University of Berlin, March 9, 2000.
5. Russia
   1. Draft Agreement Between the Russian Federation Government and Government of the Republic of Korea on Establishment of the Russian-Korean Industrial Complex in the Territory of the Nakhodka Free Economic Zone, approved by Decree of the Russian Federation Government No. 1191, 19 September 1997

ASEAN

1. ASEAN 5th PMC, Manila, July 1998
2. Russian-ASEAN Overview
3. The First ASEAN-Russia Joint Cooperation Committee Meeting, Moscow, 5-6 June 1997
4. Currency Turmoil in Asia: the strategic impact Remarks BY His Excellency Dr. Surin Pitsuwan Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand At the Asia Pacific Roundtable Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1 June 1998.
5. Thailand's Foreign Policy During the Economic and Social Crises Keynote address by H.E. Dr. Surin Pitsuwan Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand at the Seminar in Commemoration of the 49th Anniversary of the Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University June 12, 1998.
6. Towards an Asia Cooperation Dialogue Keynote Address by H.E. Dr. Surakiart Sathirathai Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies Singapore, 17 July 2001
7. Where Does Thailand Stand Now? Address by H.E. Dr. Surakiart Sathirathai Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand at the 2nd Annual Economic Review Forum, United Nations Conference Center, Bangkok, 26 September 2001
8. UN Report on Timor January 2000.
9. Interview of Russian Foreign Minister at ASEAN, June 18, 2003
10. Russian Foreign Minister's Speech at ASEAN PMC, June 19, 2003