New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar on Thursday held delegation degree talks with Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi and mentioned that the strategic dialogue will chart the way in which for Special Strategic and Global Partnership between the 2 nations. The fifteenth India-Japan Strategic Dialogue was held on the Hyderabad House within the nationwide capital.
“Warm welcome to FM Yoshimasa Hayashi of Japan on this New Delhi evening.The 15th India-Japan Strategic Dialogue will take stock and chart the way for our Special Strategic and Global Partnership,” tweeted Jaishankar.
Japanese FM arrived in New Delhi earlier within the day.
On Friday, the Japanese Foreign Minister will attend the India- Japan Forum at Imperial Hotel in New Delhi.
Hayashi will depart for his nation on Friday late night.
He is in India as a part of his go to to Southwest Asia and Africa to bolster relations with a gaggle of countries often called the Global South, NHK World-Japan reported.
Speaking to reporters in Tokyo earlier this week, Yoshimasa Hayashi mentioned he’ll go to India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, South Africa, Uganda and Ethiopia via August 4. During his go to, he plans to carry conferences with international ministers of these international locations and different senior officers, based on the NHK World-Japan report.
He additionally highlighted the significance of listening to the views of the Global South and responding to the wants of the group.
This is his second go to to India this yr.
Earlier in March this yr, Hayashi visited Delhi to attend the Quad Foreign Minister’s assembly.
This go to is a part of a push to understand Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s “free and open Indo-Pacific” and keep the worldwide order based mostly on the rule of legislation, NHK World-Japan reported.
Speaking in Delhi in March this yr, Kishida emphasised that India is”indispensable” in Tokyo’s plan for a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific”.
Earlier this May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the complete vary of relations between India and Japan throughout his bilateral assembly together with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in Hiroshima. The two leaders additionally mentioned the main focus areas of India’s G20 Presidency and Japan’s G7 Presidency in the direction of making the planet higher.
The two leaders additionally mentioned deepening cooperation within the Indo-Pacific, based on the assertion. The leaders agreed on methods to additional strengthen the bilateral Special Strategic and Global Partnership.
“Had an excellent meeting with PM @kishida230this morning. We reviewed the full range of India-Japan relations and also discussed the focus areas of India’s G-20 Presidency and Japan’s G7 Presidency towards making our planet better,” PM Modi had mentioned in a tweet.
India and Japan established diplomatic relations in 1952. India, Japan, Australia, US are a part of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD), generally often called the Quad. (ANI)