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- Tree - 05-26-2012
Paying attention prior to paying for another LNG project.
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Japan monitors PNG political event
By Online Editor
4:09 pm GMT+12, 25/05/2012, Japan
“Japan is watching the Papua New Guinea political situation with great interest,” Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba told the Post-Courier.
In an interview with Minister Gembo in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) office in Tokyo, Japan, the leader told the Post Courier that it was with great regret that PNG was not going to be represented by the country’s Prime Minister when the ministerial and official 6th Pacific Leaders meeting gets underway today.
“It is with regret that all of a sudden your Prime Minister is not coming to Japan for the summit and will not be coming to attend the PALM6, as you know of the political situation back in PNG,” Gemba said.
“However, his absence will not sever any decisions that we will make in the summit and will not affect the meeting as your ambassador will be present to attend on his behalf. As I said, your prime minister’s absence will not sever any ties with Japan, in fact we are concerned about the situation back in PNG and we are hoping things will be resolved.
“PNG is a real partner to us and we have had so much assistance to your country, we have many Japanese corporations in PNG and that is why we have to maintain our diplomatic relationship with PNG,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Papua New Guinea Ambassador to Japan Gabriel Dusava will be representing Prime Minister Peter O’Neill at the 2012 Pacific Asia Leaders’ Meeting in Tokyo and Okinawa, Japan, this week.
Dusava yesterday attended the opening of the JETRO and Pacific Island Countries’ Exhibition and Festa at the Ark Mori Building in Tokyo.
He extended O’Neill’s apologies for not being able to attend this important Leaders’ Summit due to the current political events in Papua New Guinea.
“Prime Minister Peter O’Neill extends his sincere apologies to his counterparts from the Pacific Islands and Japan for not being able to attend the 2012 PALM Summit in Japan,” Dusava said.
Dusava also attended and participated in the Business Roundtable forum organised by the Alliance Forum Foundation, which aims to gather top leaders from across the Pacific region to exchange ideas and develop vibrant partnerships with their Japanese counterparts.
“The forum was to develop private sector strategic alliance and to establish a basis for mutual cooperation in the economy and industry,” Dusava said.
He said for PNG, the main issues that would be discussed included the LNG projects and sustainable development, as Japan was one of PNG’s major investors.
Dusava also gave assurance about the security of the citizens of Japan which is a concern for the Japanese people.
The PNG delegation travels to the island of Okinawa today to further participate in the 2012 PALM Summit, which ends tomorrow.
PNG is a leader in the PALM6 since its establishment in 1997. This event is held every three years to help Pacific nations engage in serious business talks on issues that Japan has a great interest in. The meeting is now underway in Okinawa, Japan, and will end on Saturday.
This high-level meeting, to receive the chief executive officers of all Pacific nations, which PNG will be part of, has been held every three years since 1997. Leaders openly discuss various issues that Pacific island countries are facing in order to build close cooperative relationships and forge a bond of friendship between Japan and Pacific island countries.