Tokyo [Japan], November 24 (ANI): Japan has underlined its dedication to deepen cooperation with India in essential and rising applied sciences, together with semiconductors and synthetic intelligence, throughout a bilateral assembly between Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in South Africa on Sunday.
According to an announcement issued by the Japanese Foreign Ministry, the assembly started at 1:40 pm native time and lasted for about 35 minutes. At the outset, Prime Minister Modi provided his heartfelt congratulations to Prime Minister TAKAICHI on her assumption of workplace and expressed his pleasure at holding the face-to-face assembly.
In her response, Prime Minister TAKAICHI expressed her gratitude and conveyed her heartfelt condolences to the victims of the current terrorist assault in Delhi and provided her honest prayers for the swift restoration of these injured.
She additionally acknowledged that she want to work with Prime Minister Modi to make Japan-India relations extra strong and affluent. In response, Prime Minister Modi expressed his appreciation, the assertion added.
Prime Minister TAKAICHI additional acknowledged that, based mostly on the Japan-India Joint Vision for the Next Decade launched throughout Prime Minister Modi’s go to to Japan, she is set to realize tangible outcomes throughout a variety of fields, together with safety and defence, the financial system, and people-to-people exchanges.
She additionally talked about that she goals to ‘leverage each international locations’ strengths to foster innovation and development within the areas of essential and rising applied sciences, akin to semiconductors and AI, and to concretise cooperation within the space of financial safety,’ as per the Japanese overseas ministry.
In response, Prime Minister Modi acknowledged his intention to advance concrete cooperation in these areas.
The two leaders additionally concurred to cooperate in realising a ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific.’
MEA stated that each leaders emphasised that India and Japan stay valued companions and trusted pals. Strong ties between the 2 international locations are indispensable for regional and world peace, prosperity, and stability. The leaders agreed to remain in contact and meet once more on the earliest alternative.
During his official go to to Johannesburg from November 22-23, PM Modi attended a number of G20 periods and held talks with a number of world leaders on the sidelines. (ANI)