The impacts of climate change on Fiji and other Pacific Island nations will be discussed at this week’s PALM 10 meeting in Tokyo, Japan.
The Japanese government has provided various aid to help mitigate these impacts, and officials informed the Pacific media this morning that 14 leaders are in Tokyo for the meeting, including Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, who is set to arrive this evening.
Iwasaki Ryuji, the Senior Deputy Director for Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, mentioned that the last PALM meeting was held in 2018, and strengthening ties with Fiji and the Pacific remains a priority.
“PALM meetings began in 1997, and due to the longtime relationship, the Japanese government wants to promote this, and we ask that the media help the people in the Pacific understand this,” he stated.