TOKYO, April 2 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release:
On April 2, commencing at 5:30 p.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. HORII Iwao, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting with the Hon. Mr. David PAUL, Minister of Finance, Banking and Postal Services of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), who is visiting Japan. The overview of the meeting is as follows.
At the outset, State Minister HORII stated that Japan would like to further enhance its relationship with the RMI, which shares values and principles including freedom, democracy, basic human rights, and the rule of law and is an important partner in realizing a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific". In response, Minister Paul expr...