Preparatory meeting for the Pacific Islands Summit confirms the importance of maintaining international order. The Pacific Island Summit is an international conference held once every three years, inviting the leaders of 18 countries and regions in the South Pacific to Japan.

The 10th meeting will be held in July this year in Tokyo. China is increasing its influence over island countries through massive aid for infrastructure development, etc., and the Japanese government hopes to strengthen cooperation by promoting cooperation on common issues such as climate change. Foreign Minister Kamikawa: “Unwavering efforts to achieve results”