Date : July 2, 2024
Towards the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10)（Dr. Izumi Kobayashi, President, Japan Pacific Islands Association/Professor at Osaka Gakuin University）
post date : 2024.06.18
Since 1997, Japan has held the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM) every three years to strengthen relationships with Pacific island countries, and the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) will be held in Tokyo this July. Topics planned for this year’s meeting include responses to shared issues such as climate change and marine issues, collaboration in training human resources, and maintaining a free and open international order.
The FPCJ has invited Dr. Izumi Kobayashi, President of the Japan Pacific Islands Association and Professor at Osaka Gakuin University to discuss the role PALM has played in promoting Japanese diplomacy with Pacific island countries, how Japan and Pacific island countries are attempting to deal with the shared issues they are facing and will discuss at PALM10, and what results he hopes to see from PALM10.
■Please note that you cannot physically attend this briefing, as it will be a Zoom webinar.
■Date: July 2 (Tue), 2024, 11:00-12:30 (Deadline for application: Noon, Mon, July 1)
■Theme: Towards the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10)
■Briefer: Dr. Izumi Kobayashi, President, Japan Pacific Islands Association and Professor at Osaka Gakuin University
■Language: Japanese, with consecutive English interpretation
As in our standard press briefings, there will be a Q&A session at the end.
*In principle, questions will only be accepted from members of the foreign press.
■Members of the Foreign Press:
Please send any questions for the briefer or topics you are interested in to cp@fpcjpn.or.jp by noon on Thursday, June 27.
As there will only be a limited amount of time to ask questions during the briefing, we will collect questions and provide them to the briefer in advance.
■How to Apply: Please refer to the email we sent.
*We will not be accepting applications by email.
*Embassy representatives and FPCJ supporting members may also watch the briefing as observers (admission free).