Given the necessity of mine-clearing actions, which must be carried out in order to make it possible to repatriate refugees, a prerequisite for holding elections, Japan is considering in what way it would be possible for it to further contribute in this matter. It would be worth considering asking for the intervention of the United Nations, which has abundant knowhow and experience in the implementation of elections. Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Japan views assistance for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the former Yugoslav region as a basically European issue, given the particularly deep geographic and historical relations with Europe. At the same time, Japan recognizes the issue of the former Yugoslavia as a matter of global importance in the efforts to build a new international order in the post-Cold War era. While Europe carries out the principal role and contributions for rehabilitation and reconstruction, Japan intends to contribute positively for assistance as well, from the viewpoint that this is an issue for which the international community as a whole should take a positive approach.
Japan intends to dispatch a government mission in order to analyze the local situation.
In addition to these, Germany is planning a disarmament conference in Bonn, and the Russian Federation is considering holding a conference in Moscow early next year.