Ashish Ranjan
On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida for inviting him to the G7 Summit in Hiroshima.”Prime Minister Fumio Kishida invited me to attend the G7 Leaders’ Summit in May in Hiroshima. I appreciate his assistance,” Prime Minister Modi said.
The Prime Minister engaged in extensive discussions with Kishida in an effort to expand the India-Japan strategic partnership for a peaceful, stable, and prosperous post-Covid world. The Japanese prime minister arrived this morning for a two-day official visit.
In welcoming his Japanese counterpart, Prime Minister Modi stated, “In the past year, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and I have met multiple times, and each time I have sensed his optimism and dedication to the India-Japan bilateral relationship. His visit today will be helpful in maintaining this momentum”.The Prime Minister went on to say that he is excited to see Kishida again in September of this year. In September of this year, I will again have the opportunity to greet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to India for the G20 Leaders’ Summit, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
This year, Japan and India occupy the G7 and G20 presidencies, respectively.
In his statement following the talks, Prime Minister Modi stated that the meeting seeks to give a voice to the global South and strengthen the relationship between India and Japan.
Kishida paid his respects to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat before meeting with Prime Minister Modi at Hyderabad House.
At the Palam airport, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar met the Japanese prime minister. The visit of Kishida is viewed as an excellent occasion to assess bilateral relations between the two countries. This is his second trip to the nation as the Japanese prime minister.Kishida stated on Sunday that the purpose of his visit would be to strengthen the “special strategic and global partnership” between the two nations.
“Japan holds the G7 presidency this year, while India leads the G20. “I intend to engage in an in-depth discussion with Prime Minister Modi regarding the role Japan and India should play in the international community,” he said.
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Kishida will deliver a speech on a new plan for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific later today. Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe first discussed Indo-Pacific cooperation during a voyage to Delhi 15 years ago.
