Pacific Alliance Leaders Meeting

Under the Okinawa Partnership, Japan agreed to increase its commitment to the development of Pacific Islands Forum countries.

[1] The 5th forum of the Pacific Island Leaders Meeting (PALM 5) took place between May 22–23, 2009, in Hokkaido.

[1] The meeting was jointly co-chaired by then Prime Minister of Japan Taro Aso and the Premier of Niue Toke Talagi, who was also the chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum at the time.

However, Commander Frank Bainimarama, the leader of the 2006 coup, was not invited to the meeting.

The sixth forum of the Pacific Island Leaders Meeting (PALM 6) took place between May 25–26, 2012.