Japan to provide Samoa with cargo-passenger ship

October 2, 2019

Tokyo--Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday that Japan will provide Samoa with a cargo-passenger ship and related equipment worth a total of 2.5 billion yen.

Abe revealed the grant-in-aid at a meeting with his Samoan counterpart, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, at the prime minister's office.

The assistance is aimed at bolstering Japan-Samoa cooperation to achieve the vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific, led by Japan.

Samoa's existing cargo-passenger ship, provided by Japan, has become decrepit.

The Samoan prime minister was visiting Japan for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Japan's national team will face Samoa on Saturday. Jiji Press