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Japan, Pacific islands summit

Japan, Pacific islands summit

NAGO, Japan - Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) speak during a press conference after co-chairing a summit of Japan and Pacific island nations in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 26, 2012. Japanese and Pacific island leaders agreed on strengthening ties in maritime and disaster fields, with Tokyo promising to make efforts to provide aid of up to $500 million over the next three years, as they wrapped up their two-day summit.

Japan, Cook Islands establish diplomatic ties

Japan, Cook Islands establish diplomatic ties

TOKYO, Japan - Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan shake hands at Kan's office in Tokyo on June 16, 2011. Japan and the Pacific island nation established diplomatic relations the same day.

FIJI-SUVA-CHINA-PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES-FMS-MEETING

FIJI-SUVA-CHINA-PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES-FMS-MEETING

(220530) -- SUVA, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi co-hosts the second China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers' Meeting with Fijian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Voreqe Bainimarama in Suva, Fiji, May 30, 2022. The meeting was also attended by Kiribati President and Foreign Minister Taneti Maamau, Samoan Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, Niue's Premier and Foreign Minister Dalton Tagelagi, Papua New Guinea's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Soroi Eoe, Vanuatu's Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade Marc Ati, Micronesian Secretary of Foreign Affairs Kandhi A. Elieisar, Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele, and Tongan Foreign Minister Fekitamoeloa Utoikamanu, as well as Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretary-General Henry Puna online and offline. (Xinhua)

FIJI-SUVA-WANG YI-PIF-MEETING

FIJI-SUVA-WANG YI-PIF-MEETING

(220529) -- SUVA, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) meets with Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretary General Henry Puna in Suva, May 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Yongxing)

Japan, Cook Islands establish diplomatic ties

Japan, Cook Islands establish diplomatic ties

TOKYO, Japan - Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan shake hands at Kan's office in Tokyo on June 16, 2011. Japan and the Pacific island nation established diplomatic relations the same day. (Kyodo)

Japan, Pacific islands summit

Japan, Pacific islands summit

NAGO, Japan - Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) speak during a press conference after co-chairing a summit of Japan and Pacific island nations in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 26, 2012. Japanese and Pacific island leaders agreed on strengthening ties in maritime and disaster fields, with Tokyo promising to make efforts to provide aid of up to $500 million over the next three years, as they wrapped up their two-day summit. (Kyodo)

Cook Islands and Japan

Cook Islands and Japan

Cook Islands Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Henry Puna (L) shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono ahead of their talks in Tokyo on May 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo