Pacific Islands leaders meeting ends

Leaders of Japan and Pacific Islands nations have jointly expressed their strong opposition to unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force. Japan invited leaders from 18 nations and territories in the South Pacific for the triennial Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in Tokyo. They issued a declaration after wrapping up their discussions on Thursday, the final day of the three-day summit.

The document highlights climate change as the biggest threat. It says that Japan will support efforts to implement more resilient disaster-prevention measures and promote decarbonization.Japanese Prime Minister Kishida said at a joint news conference that the summit has shown that these nations and territories are determined to raise their trust and cooperative relations to a higher level and to move forward together toward the future.