By Ayushi AgarwalNew Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Calling China a”challenge to our security”, Japan Deputy Press Secretary Yukiko Okano on Friday, mentioned that Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, throughout his interplay with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, highlighted that India and Japan share elementary pursuits in supporting a free and openIndo-Pacific.
“China is our neighbouring country. The new national security strategy I referred to states that China is a challenge to our security,” she mentioned whereas briefing the media in regards to the India-Japan discussion board. Japanese FM arrived in India late afternoon and had an India-Japan strategic dialogue with Jaishankar. This morning he attended the India-Japan discussion board.
According to the Japan Foreign Ministry, the 2 leaders affirmed that they’d proceed to advance cooperation within the discipline of defence and safety comparable to gear cooperation and defence exchanges, and in addition to regulate high-level factors of contact sooner or later.
She additional knowledgeable that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can also be planning to go to New Delhi later this yr for the G20 summit.
“PM Modi visited Japan in May, for attending the G7 summit, and Hayashi this time is here in New Delhi and in September once again PM Kishida is planning to come to New Delhi for the G20 summit,” she added.
Japanese FM and Jaishankar held the fifteenth India-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi on Thursday.
“This time Hayashi is visiting three countries. He arrived in India yesterday and will be leaving for Sri Lanka. India and Japan share fundamental values and interests and we both support a free and open Indo-Pacific”.
The assembly offered a chance to evaluate the progress made within the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership and highlighted the Japan-India cooperation in the direction of the way forward for the Indo-Pacific.
“But our basic stance is we will say what needs to say to China but we will cooperate with China in fields where cooperation is possible and they are our biggest trade partners so we would like to maintain a stable and constructive relationship with China,” she added.
Underlining {that a} free commerce settlement already exists between India and Japan, she mentioned, “The defence agreement between the two countries has also been steadily progressing. In 2015, the two nations agreed to the transfer of Defence equipment technology.”The Japan Ministry spokesperson added that through the interplay with Jaishankar, Hayashi additionally “requested cooperation in the investment environment with businesses in India and for the early establishment of the giants.””The view of the Japanese people here is that they want to see a more predictable, transparent business environment here in India. Infrastructure challenges have been raised in the past. The Japanese business sectors see an opportunity in India for Business investment,” Okano mentioned.
Foreign Minister Hayashi attended the India-Japan discussion board right now. The Minister attended India-Japan strategic dialogue with Jaishankar on Thursday.
The subsequent leg of the Japanese Foreign Minister can be in Sri Lanka.
Before departing for Sri Lanka, Yoshimasa Hayashi will go to the Mahatma Gandhi Museum to pay respect to the Father of the Nation after which will depart for Sri Lanka on Friday night.
Expressing help for Ukraine’s “sovereignty”, Yukiko Okano mentioned that whether or not Kyiv will be part of the G20 summit in India or not, will rely on New Delhi’s choice.
“On Ukraine wanting to join India’s G20 and if there will be a joint communique – which country should be invited depends upon the chair. If India wants to Invite then it’s okay, if not then also we are okay. Also on Joint communique, it depends upon the chair”, she mentioned”Ukraine was discussed as one of the regional agenda. I don’t want to go into the details. But, I can say that Japan and India share the fundamental thinking that sovereignty and territorial integrity should be held under the UN charter and status quo should not change unilaterally,” she mentioned.
Jaishankar and Hayashi held the fifteenth India-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi on Thursday.
The assembly offered a chance to evaluate the progress made within the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership.
The two ministers engaged in complete discussions masking a variety of problems with bilateral, regional, and international significance. They highlighted the significance of additional strengthening India-Japan partnership based mostly on shared values and rules.
“On July 27, commencing at 6:40 p.m. for approximately 150 minutes, Hayashi Yoshimasa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, during his visit to India, held a Japan-India Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue with S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India,” the Japan Foreign Ministry mentioned in an announcement.
Minister Hayashi welcomed the energetic multi-channel dialogue, together with between the leaders of Japan and India and the ministers for international affairs.
As per the Ministry, the 2 ministers affirmed that they’d proceed to advance cooperation within the discipline of defence and safety comparable to gear cooperation and defence exchanges, and in addition to regulate high-level factors of contact sooner or later.
The two ministers affirmed that they’d proceed to make regular progress on the high-speed rail challenge, a flagship challenge of Japan and India. Minister Hayashi additionally acknowledged that he would advance cooperation for the event of north-eastern India, which Prime Minister Modi locations significance on, and to advance tasks that contribute to regional connectivity, the Ministry acknowledged.
The leaders concurred on increasing human exchanges between the 2 nations, comparable to tourism and worldwide college students, assuming that people-to-people exchanges will strengthen medium- to long-term Japan-India relations.
“The two ministers affirmed that they would continue to work together as the G7 and G20 Presidencies for the success of the G20 New Delhi Summit in September this year, following the results of the Hiroshima Summit. They also affirmed cooperation in the international arena, such as in the Quad countries and Security Council reform,” the Japan Ministry acknowledged.
The Japanese Foreign Minister had arrived in New Delhi earlier on Thursday.
Jaishankar and Hayashi held the fifteenth India-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi on Thursday.
The assembly offered a chance to evaluate the progress made within the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership.
The two leaders additionally mentioned important international points, together with terrorism and nuclear proliferation on the discussion board. The visiting Japanese minister highlighted the Japan-India cooperation in the direction of the way forward for the Indo-Pacific.
Yoshimasa Hayashi is in India as a part of his go to to Southwest Asia and Africa to bolster relations with a bunch of countries often known as the Global South. (ANI)