Prime Minister Mori chairing PALM 2000 (April 22) A scene from PALM 2000 (April 22) Prime Minister Mori (right) and SPF Chairman Kuniwo Nakamura, President of Palau, holding a joint press conference (April 22)

Prime Minister Mori at PALM 2000 (April 22) Prime Minister Mori performing the kickoff at a goodwill SPF-Japan rugby game (April 23)

The Second Japan-South Pacific Forum Summit Meeting (PALM 2000)was convened in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, on April 22,2000. In hiskeynote speech , Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori announced Japan's determination to pursue the Pacific Common Frontiers Initiative, centered on the key words "youth," "ocean," and "future." At PALM 2000 the representatives of Japan and the 16 members of the SPF discussed three themes--sustainable development of Pacific island countries, regional and global issues of common concern, and strengthening of Japan-SPF partnership--and adopted the Miyazaki PALM Declaration, "Our common Vision for the Future", and made the Statement on Environment in the Pacific. The next day Prime Minister Mori and the other PALM 2000 participants watched a goodwill rugby game between an SPF team and a Japan team. The Prime Minister,a keen rugby player, performed the kickoff at the start of the game.