Tuesday, February 20, 2001

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori met with Teburoro Tito, Chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum and President of the Republic of Kiribati, at the Prime Minister's Official Residence. The two leaders exchanged views on Japan's cooperation with the Pacific island nations and on relations between Japan and Kiribati.

The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is an international organization for cooperation within the South Pacific. It is made up of a federation of the 16 Pacific Island countries and regions. The PIF was known as the South Pacific Forum until November, 2001.