“Konichiwa” meets “Namaste”: Indian, Japanese, and Belgian Defence Ministers share diplomatic cheer

New Delhi [India], September 4 (ANI): A singular type of diplomacy through social media was witnessed on Friday amongst Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Japanese and Belgian counterparts Shinjiro Rokoiz and Theo Francken. 

During the assembly between Singh and Francken in New Delhi on Thursday, the Belgian defence minister prolonged heartfelt greetings conveyed by Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Rokoiz, who additionally arrived in India on a state go to final month. 

Highlighting the interplay and expressing his gratitude, the Japanese Defence Minister wrote in a publish on X that he conveyed his greetings to India in the course of the Belgian Minister’s go to to Japan. 

‘When I met Belgium’s Minister Francken @FranckenTheo in Japan, I instructed him to please give my finest regards to Minister Singh if he went to India. As a end result, he ended up utilizing the half the place Minister Singh’s account talked about me. This can be a product of the trade between ministers. Minister Francken, Minister Singh  @rajnathsingh, thanks very a lot!’ he wrote.

Rokoiz made the remarks in response to a video of Minister Rajnath Singh welcoming his counterpart Theo Francken.

The video from a bilateral assembly reveals Francken telling Singh, ‘I’m coming from Japan and I’ve to… the Minister of Japan’s Defence, he was right here final week. He, he requested me to present you all the nice and cozy greetings. And he despatched me this morning a message, ‘Don’t neglect all my heat greetings to you.’

In response, Singh mentioned, “Thank you very much.”

Responding to the nice and cozy remarks, Singh thanked the Japanese Minister in a publish on X, and expressed hopes for additional strengthening of the bilateral ties between New Delhi and Tokyo. 

‘Thank you for the nice and cozy regards, my buddy @shinjirokoiz! The message was properly obtained, and duly reciprocated throughout Minister @FranckenTheo’s extremely productive go to to India. Looking ahead to additional strengthening our deep-rooted partnership throughout my subsequent go to to Japan!’ he wrote. 

The sequence of greetings stems from Rajnath Singh’s welcome to his counterpart Shinjiro Rokoiz throughout his go to to India final month in Japanese: ‘Konichiwa Koizumi San!’ which met with Rokoiz’s immediate response in Hindi, ‘Namaste!’

The pleasant interplay between the 2 leaders through posts on X immediately garnered consideration. 

https://x.com/shinjirokoiz/status/2090549972198650337

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi reaffirmed their dedication to deepening defence and strategic ties, as they held high-level talks in New Delhi final month. 

The talks centered on increasing defence cooperation, strengthening navy interoperability, boosting defence manufacturing and enhancing maritime safety, with either side stressing the significance of a free, open and resilient Indo-Pacific.

Meanwhile, on Thursday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh referred to as for larger defence cooperation between India and Belgium, saying the 2 nations have the potential to additional develop their partnership amid a interval of ‘nice geopolitical and financial turmoil’ globally.

Singh made the remarks in the course of the India-Belgium Defence Ministers’ Meeting within the nationwide capital, the place he highlighted the longstanding partnership between the 2 nations based mostly on mutual respect, democratic values and a shared dedication to a rules-based world order.

Defence Minister Theo Francken, who’s in India together with Prime Minister Bart De Wever on an official go to to the nation from September 2 to 4, led the Belgian delegation. (ANI)