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Japan-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
July 29, 2024
On July 29th, commencing at 6:05 p.m. for approximately 40 minutes, Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting with H.E. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India, who is visiting Japan to attend the Japan-Australia-India-US (Quad) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. The overview is as follows.
- At the outset, Minister Kamikawa stated that the four Ministers had fruitful exchanges of views at the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. She stated that, as the world is at a turning point in history, Japan seeks to further work with India, an important partner in “co-creating” new solutions through dialogue and collaboration, and to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries. In response, Minister Jaishankar stated that, the Japan-India Special Strategic Global Partnership marks its 10th anniversary, and that he would like to further deepen cooperation in a wide range of areas, including economic, security and people-to-people exchanges.
- The two Ministers concurred to continue to strengthen a wide range of efforts on bilateral cooperation including the steady progress on the high-speed rail project. The two Ministers also welcomed the expansion of the JET Programme’s recruitment to Indian nationals and the commencement of the dispatch of “NIHONGO Partners” to India. In addition, the two Ministers also exchanged views on United Nations (UN) Security Council reform, looking ahead to the Summit of the Future to be held in September.