New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Japan from August 29, during which he will take part in the Annual Summit with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba. The two leaders are expected to review bilateral ties and exchange views on regional and global issues of importance.
At a special media briefing on PM Modi’s upcoming visits to Japan and later to China for the SCO Summit, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that India-Japan bilateral relations have expanded steadily in scope and ambition over the last decade. Today, the partnership spans trade and investment, defense and security, science and technology, infrastructure and mobility, people-to-people exchanges, and vibrant cultural engagement between the two sides.
“India and Japan are two countries that share values, trust, and a strategic outlook on several issues. They are two of Asia’s leading democracies and among the top five world economies,” Misri said.
This will be Prime Minister Modi’s first Annual Summit with Prime Minister Ishiba, and also his first standalone visit to Japan in nearly seven years. “This is also the Prime Minister’s eighth visit to Japan since he took office in 2014, and reflects the very high priority that this particular relationship has in our foreign relations,” Misri added.
The annual summit between India and Japan represents the highest-level dialogue mechanism between the two countries and drives the agenda of the India-Japan special strategic and global partnership.
Misri noted that the summit will also provide an opportunity to launch several new initiatives to strengthen resilience in the relationship and to address emerging opportunities and challenges. One of the defining features of these summits, he said, is the engagement between the two leaders outside the capital.
“On this occasion as well, the program includes a visit outside Tokyo, which is again going to be something to look forward to for the two leaders. The program also includes interactions of the Prime Minister with several other political leaders from Japan, as well as with friends of India,” he said.
“The Prime Minister will also participate in a business leaders’ forum with captains of Japanese and Indian industry. These interactions are aimed at deepening the very important trade, investment, and technology relationship between the two countries,” Misri added.
He also highlighted the growing engagement between Indian states and Japanese prefectures in recent years, noting that a dedicated focus on this aspect has been planned for during the visit.
“Overall, the visit will consolidate our long-standing friendship. It will open fresh avenues of cooperation, and reaffirm our shared commitment to peace, prosperity, and stability, both for the two countries as well as in our shared Indo-Pacific region and beyond,” Misri said. (ANI)
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