From the minutes of the 19th regular meeting between Ministry of Finance of Japan and NGOs on 24 June, 2002... Participants: -- Ministry of Finance: director and sub-director of Development Institutions Division, director of Development Finance Division, sub-director of Development Policy Division of International Bureau and other concerned officers -- NGO: Friends of Earth Japan (FOE Japan), JEN, Asia Coalition for Environment (ACE), Japan-Africa Council, Debt and Poverty Network Japan, Mekong Watch Japan, World Vision Japan, The Japan Center for Conflict Prevention, Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (JACSES), and some university scholars.