June 2, 2026
On June 2nd, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, attended the welcome reception for the “Island States Ocean Summit” —organized by the Nippon Foundation and to be held in Tokyo on June 3rd and 4th— and held a meeting with H.E. Surangel S. Whipps, Jr., President of Palau, who is visiting Japan to serve as a co-chair of the Islands State Ocean Summit, commencing at 7:25 p.m. for approximately 25 minutes.
- Minister MOTEGI expressed his intention to continue supporting Palau’s efforts across a wide range of fields, while taking into account Palau’s needs, under the vision of the updated FOIP.
- In addition, Minister MOTEGI stated that he would like to work closely with Palau, the next chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), toward the success of the 11th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM11), scheduled to be held in Japan next year, and the PALM Ministerial Interim Meeting scheduled to be held prior to that.
- President Whipps expressed his appreciation to the Government and people of Japan for their contribution to Palau and stated that he is committed to working closely with Japan for further development of “tokubetsu” relations between the two countries.
