New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met with Japan’s Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Takehiro Funakoshi, on Monday for the bilateral Foreign Secretary-Vice Minister Dialogue within the nationwide capital.
During the dialogue, Misri and his counterpart reaffirmed the rising significance of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership for peace, prosperity and stability within the Indo-Pacific area and past.
Both sides exchanged views on the complete spectrum of the multi-faceted India-Japan bilateral relationship, together with political ties, defence and safety, financial safety, commerce and funding, infrastructure cooperation, expertise and people-to-people exchanges, MEA acknowledged.
‘They additionally exchanged views on international and regional problems with significance,’ the assertion added.
The dialogue was instrumental in reviewing progress in varied dimensions of our ties, exploring new areas of collaboration and contributing to additional deepening the bonds of friendship and cooperation between India and Japan.
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‘Foreign Secretary @VikramMisri met visiting Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Takehiro Funakoshi in New Delhi at present,’ Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal wrote on X.
‘They reviewed India-Japan bilateral relations and mentioned prospects of expanded cooperation. Also exchanged views on regional & international problems with curiosity,’ the put up added.
India and Japan share a ‘Special Strategic and Global Partnership’. Friendship between the 2 international locations has an extended historical past rooted in religious affinity and robust cultural and civilizational ties, MEA acknowledged.
India-Japan relations have been elevated to ‘Global Partnership’ in 2000, ‘Strategic and Global Partnership in 2006, and ‘Special Strategic and Global Partnership’ in 2014. Regular annual summits have been held between India and Japan since 2006 (the final summit was held in March 2022).
In the 12 months 2022, PM Kishida paid an official go to to India to carry the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit. Both sides agreed on a joint assertion titled, ‘Partnership for a Peaceful, Stable and Prosperous Post-COVID World.|
Then once more, in 2023, PM Kishida visited India and held a bilateral assembly with PM Modi. PM Kishida additionally delivered a coverage speech titled ‘The Future of the Indo-Pacific: Japan’s New Plan for a ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific.’ (ANI)