7:00 in the morning, they re our teams will continue working. now we have had a past few days here at hiroshima, i think we ve had very important, productive meetings of the g7 summit. we also held a quad meeting here in hiroshima rather than australia, and important bilateral discussions, with primary issues prime minister of japan, prime minister of australia, and president zelenskyy in ukraine as well as the prime minister of india. this is my third trip to the north pacific as president, and i look forward to rescheduling my stops in popular guinea, and australia later. i spoken with the prime minister and probably in the guinea, and secretary blinken s traveler to meet with the pacific island partners in that moment. also i will be hosting, and i ve spoken with the prime minister, hosting the leaders of the pacific island forum in washington this fall, because i will be unable to make it to pop what new guinea. and with prime minister albanese, we ll have a state visit l
head back because it s what five or six, seven in the morning there, and our teams are going to continue working. now, we have had a packed few days here at hiroshima and you think we have had productive meetings at the g7 summit. we also held the quad meeting in hiroshima rather than australia and important bilateral discussions with prime minister kishida of japan, prime minister albanese of australia and president zelenskyy of ukraine as well as the prime minister of india. this is my third trip to the indo-pacific as president and i look forward to rescheduling my stops in papa new guinea and australia later. i have spoken with the prime minister of papa new guinea and secretary blinken is traveling there to meet with the pacific islander partners and yi am goig to be hosting the leaders of the pacific islander forum in washington this fall because i won t be able to make it to papua new guinea. and prime minister albanese, we will have a state visit later this year. i al
those of you who have dealt with japanese government and reported from here for a long time, the situation in terms of our relations with japan have never, ever, ever in american history been stronger. never. never. and we started this relationship when i came to see some some of you were with me when i came to see president the president kishida s predecessor. and made the case that what s happening in europe, the world is getting small earp. what happened in europe, an invasion of ukraine affects everyone, including people here in the pacific basin. and so we ended up where you have japan stepping up in a way that is of real consequence in terms of your defense budget, number one, and beginning with south korea. you have spoken at length with president yoon of south korea. he came to washington of late.
dealt with the japanese government, reporting here for a long time, the situation in terms of our relation with japan i ve never, ever in american history been stronger. never. never. and we started this relationship when i saw some of you here on my first trip, when i came to see the presidents predecessor, to make the case that what is happening in europe, while the world is getting smaller, happen to be in europe, the invasion of ukraine this affects everyone including people here in the pacific basin. so we ended up or do you have to pan stepping up in a way that is of real consequence in terms of your defense budget, number one, and the beginning of a rapprochement with south korea. i spoken at length with the president of south korea, he came to washington of late, he agrees all in the same agreement that in fact, we are