Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 27 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held complete discussions with Japan’s Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu, agreeing to accentuate efforts to implement a joint imaginative and prescient for the following decade of India-Japan cooperation whereas exchanging views on international and Indo-Pacific developments.
‘Delighted to satisfy FM Motegi Toshimitsu of Japan. Held wide-ranging discussions on our bilateral ties. Agreed to work intently to implement the joint imaginative and prescient for the following decade of our cooperation,’ the EAM mentioned in a put up on X.
The two leaders additionally shared views on regional safety and strategic alignment.
‘Also exchanged views on the worldwide scenario and our Indo-Pacific cooperation. Our dialog mirrored the energy and heat of our Special Strategic and Global Partnership,’ he added.
The assembly passed off on the sidelines of the forty seventh ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, alongside different associated summits, together with the twentieth East Asia Summit.
Earlier, EAM Jasishankar met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the sidelines of the twentieth East Asia Summit.
‘Nice to satisfy PM @AlboMP of Australia on the sidelines of twentieth East Asia Summit,’ the EAM mentioned in a put up on X.
He additionally held a heat assembly together with his Malaysian counterpart, Mohamad Haji Hasan, and mentioned ongoing bilateral cooperation and regional developments.
Taking to X, Jaishankar mentioned, ‘A heat assembly with FM Mohamad Haji Hasan of Malaysia. Conveyed our greatest needs for the profitable ASEAN and East Asia Summits. Discussed the progress in our bilateral cooperation. Exchanged views on the Myanmar scenario.’
Jaishankar, in his handle on the twentieth East Asia Summit, reaffirmed India’s full dedication to make sure a peaceable, progressive and affluent future for the area and furthering maritime cooperation.
The EAM mentioned that ‘India values EAS’s contribution to peace, progress and prosperity’ and appeared ahead to the constructive outcomes of the Summit.
He additionally famous that India ‘totally helps’ the actions and future route of the East Asia Summit.
‘We lately hosted the EAS information change workshop on power effectivity insurance policies and a conclave of upper academic establishments,’ the EAM mentioned.
He additionally conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s greetings in the beginning of his handle on the EAS’s twentieth anniversary.
‘Conveying the warmest greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to EAS on its twentieth anniversary’, EAM mentioned.
Highlighting India’s concentrate on maritime safety and connectivity, Jaishankar mentioned that the nation’s dedication stays robust underneath the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and introduced that 2026 can be noticed because the ASEAN-India Year of Maritime Cooperation, underscoring New Delhi’s imaginative and prescient for a peaceable and inclusive Indo-Pacific.
The twentieth East Asia Summit gathered leaders from 19 international locations, together with ASEAN members, India, the United States, China, Japan, and Australia, to debate regional cooperation, financial stability, and international safety challenges.
Marking the summit’s twentieth anniversary, leaders are reviewing the progress of EAS cooperation and reflecting on its achievements, specializing in strategic, political, and financial priorities to advertise peace, stability, and prosperity throughout East Asia.
This yr’s summit additionally options the Presidents of Brazil and South Africa as Guests of the ASEAN Chair, in recognition of their positions as the present Chairs of BRICS and the G20, respectively. Their participation underscores the rising engagement between ASEAN and different key international groupings. (ANI)