Foreign Minister and Defense Minister of Japan call on PM Modi

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New Delhi : Toshimitsu Motegi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Taro Kono, Minister for Defense, Japan, who are paying a visit to India to attend the inaugural meeting of India-Japan Foreign and Defence Ministerial Dialogue (2+2), called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 30, 2019.

PM Modi welcomed the visiting Ministers and expressed his satisfaction at the two sides being able to accomplish this goal set by him and Prime Minister Abe during the 13^th India-Japan Annual Summit held in Japan in October 2018. The Prime Minister mentioned that the meeting will further deepen bilateral strategic, security, and defence cooperation between India and Japan.

The Prime Minister stressed the importance of all-round development in India-Japan relations for the benefit of the people of the two countries as well as the region and the world. The Prime Minister mentioned that regular high-level exchanges between the two countries are testimony to the depth and strength of the relationship, according to a PIB release.

PM Modi mentioned that both he and Prime Minister Abe attach great importance to strengthening bilateral partnership between the two countries.  He conveyed that he looked forward to welcoming Prime Minister Abe to India for India-Japan Annual Summit next month. The Prime Minister added that India’s relationship with Japan was a key component of our vision for  Indo-Pacific for peace, stability and prosperity of the region, as well as a cornerstone of India’s Act East Policy.