Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, on Saturday. Later, throughout his journey to Hiroshima to attend the third in-person assembly of the Quad leaders and the annual summit of the G7, Modi unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi.
During Modi’s assembly with Kishida, the 2 leaders examined methods of upgrading India-Japan fellowship throughout numerous areas, together with trade, financial system, and tradition.
“Had an excellent meeting with PM Fumio Kishida this morning. We reviewed the full range of India-Japan relations and also discussed the focus areas of India’s G-20 Presidency and Japan’s G-7 Presidency towards making our planet better,” wrote PM Modi on Twitter.
Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi, in a tweet, stated, “PM Narendra Modi and PM Fumio Kishida of Japan held warm and productive talks.”
“Discussed ways to synergise efforts of respective G-7 and G-20 Presidencies, and the need to highlight the voice of Global South. Also exchanged views on contemporary regional developments and on deepening cooperation in the Indo-Pacific,” he stated.
“Leaders discussed ways to further strengthen the bilateral Special Strategic and Global Partnership. Education, skill development, tourism, high technology and digital public infrastructure were covered,” the MEA spokesperson added.
Afterward, PM Modi unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Hiroshima.
“A symbol of friendship and goodwill. Mahatma’s bust, a gift from India to the city of Hiroshima, is a befitting tribute to a city that symbolises humanity’s yearning for peace,” MEA Spokesperson Bagchi tweeted.
Modi confirmed up in Hiroshima on Friday on the first leg of his three-country outing to Japan, Papua New Guinea, and Australia and is meant to partake in north of 40 commitments.
“Landed in Hiroshima to join the G7 Summit proceedings. Will also be having bilateral meetings with various world leaders,” Modi tweeted.
In his assertion of departure, the prime minister acknowledged that he was trying ahead to discussing international challenges and the necessity to work collectively to unravel them with the G7 and different invited companions.
Modi is visiting Hiroshima from May 19 to 21 basically for the annual summit of the G7 superior economies, in which he’s supposed to speak about difficulties confronting the globe, together with meals, fertilizer, and vitality safety.
He is prone to meet individually with a few of the world leaders who’re attending the G7 Summit in Hiroshima.
Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, Italy, and the European Union make up the G-7 bloc.
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