Nobutaka Machimura Quotations

It will be a major reduction. I cannot tell you the number. It will be in the thousands.

Since I plan to meet EU officials during my stay in New York, I will bring this issue up there,

I wish the Chinese government would sincerely handle this matter under international regulations,

There was a sense of emergency that not reaching agreement on the security issue, a central part of the U.S.-Japan relationship, would seriously damage relations,

There is no doubt that (the visit) will damage Japan-China relations,

As the only country that has suffered a nuclear attack, strengthening and extending the NPT system is a matter of principle,

I would like to appeal to those countries who have made pledges in Madrid to implement them as quickly as possible and to new donors to contribute to the fund,

We should re-examine our strategy...By looking back at what was good and what was wrong,

We will make efforts to gain understanding through various channels, ... We want to pursue plans for the talks as scheduled.

We will consider seriously what contribution we can make to the ASEAN Development Fund,