TOKYO, May 19 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release:

On May 18, commencing at 7:10 a.m. (same day local time 6:10 p.m.), Ms. ERI Arfiya, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, who is visiting New York, the United States, held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Do Hung Viet, President of the 11th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and Permanent Representative of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the United Nations.

Parliamentary Vice-Minister ERI held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Samuel Yao Kumah Parliamentary Vice-Minister ERI held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Kairat Umarov Parliamentary Vice-Minister ERI expressed her respect for President...