New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reaffirmed the importance of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership during his meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, underscoring its role in promoting peace and stability across the Indo-Pacific region.
In a post on X, Prime Minister Modi said he was “delighted” to receive the Japanese Foreign Minister, who participated in the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi earlier in the day.
“Delighted to receive Mr. Toshimitsu Motegi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan. Reaffirmed the vital role of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership in advancing peace, stability and prosperity across the Indo-Pacific and beyond,” Modi stated in his post.
The meeting followed the 11th Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting chaired by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at Hyderabad House, attended by Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Following the meeting, the Quad partners adopted four documents: a joint statement, a fact sheet, a joint statement on Indo-Pacific Energy Security, and the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative Framework.
The Japanese Foreign Minister also called on Indo-Pacific nations to strengthen regional resilience and highlighted the importance of the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in advancing cooperation among partner countries.
During the joint press statement, Motegi said the leaders exchanged views on regional developments and agreed to strongly oppose attempts to unilaterally change the status quo through force or coercion.
He emphasized that the energy security initiative aimed at ensuring a stable energy supply in the Indo-Pacific region is a timely effort and described the framework as an important step toward strengthening critical minerals supply chains.
“We would like to work together among the Quad to develop resilience and strengthen capacity and to promote cooperation that truly benefits this region,” Motegi said. (ANI)
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