Japan pledged to help CARICOM nations

Japan has pledged to help CARICOM nations during the economic crisis.

The promise came during the second meeting of foreign ministers in Tokyo since 2000.



Analysts in Tokyo say Japan aims to deepen economic and other cooperation with Caribbean nations to win their support for its bid to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council.



Japanese news agencies report that Caribbean countries asked for Japan's assistance to recover from the financial crisis.



Japan says it will dispatch a joint public-private economic mission to discover potential business opportunities in the financial and tourism sectors of the region.



The two sides have also agreed to cooperate in supporting quake-hit Haiti and in tackling climate change