June 15th 2024.
During his visit to Italy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida to discuss the strong ties between their two countries. Both leaders expressed a desire to enhance bilateral relations across various sectors for the benefit of a peaceful, secure, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.
Before meeting with Kishida, Modi had addressed the multilateral G7 Summit on the topics of Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Africa, and the Mediterranean. He emphasized the importance of India and Japan working together in defense, technology, semiconductors, clean energy, and digital technology. The two nations also aim to strengthen their ties in infrastructure and cultural linkages.
The Prime Minister acknowledged the significance of the 10th year of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership and expressed satisfaction with the progress made in the relationship. They discussed ways to further deepen their cooperation, including exploring new and emerging areas and strengthening business-to-business and people-to-people ties.
Modi also thanked Kishida for his congratulatory wishes on his re-election and reaffirmed that bilateral ties will remain a top priority during his third term. The Indian government's readout of the meeting highlighted the collaboration between the two countries on important projects such as the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail and the targeted 5 trillion yen investment in India for the period 2022-2027. They also discussed the India-Japan Industrial Competitiveness Partnership, which aims to transform manufacturing cooperation between the two countries.
The two leaders expressed their pleasure at meeting each other on the sidelines of the G7 Summit and stressed the importance of the India-Japan relationship in maintaining a peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific. They look forward to continuing their discussions at the next annual summit between the two countries.
The India-Japan bilateral meeting was the final one for Prime Minister Modi during his visit to Italy, following discussions with the leaders of France, the UK, Ukraine, the US, Italy, and Germany. The talks with Kishida further solidified the strong partnership between India and Japan and set the stage for even greater cooperation in the future.
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