In a first, PM Modi meets former Japanese PMs to enhance bilateral relations
The leaders discussed the broad canvas of India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership as well as the shared vision of India and Japan for a peaceful, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific.
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Tokyo, May 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met three former Prime Ministers of Japan ahead of a bilateral meeting with current PM Fumio Kishida in Tokyo. These meetings with Yoshihide Suga, Shinzo Abe, and Yoshiro Mori illustrate the huge goodwill and personal chemistry of PM Modi with Japanese PMs.
The leaders also discussed the broad canvas of India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership as well as the shared vision of India and Japan for a peaceful, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific. Discussions were also held on ways to further promote cultural and people-to-people ties.
PM Modi participated in the second in-person Quad Leaders' Summit in Tokyo, along with leaders of other Japan, the US and Australia.
Yoshiro Mori is current Chairperson of the Japan-India Association (JIA) while Shinzo Abe will be taking over this role shortly.
JIA was established in 1903 and is one of the oldest friendship associations in Japan. PM Modi appreciated the significant contributions made by JIA under leadership of Mori in promoting exchanges between India and Japan in political, economic & cultural fields.
The leaders also discussed the broad canvas of India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership as well as the shared vision of India and Japan for a peaceful, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific. Discussions were also held on ways to further promote cultural and people-to-people ties.
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They recalled their previous interactions, including their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the first in-person Quad Leaders' Summit in Washington DC in September 2021.
PM Modi participated in the second in-person Quad Leaders' Summit in Tokyo, along with leaders of other Japan, the US and Australia.