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Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA Akiko and Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam
January 24, 2025
On January 24, commencing at 2:05p.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Ms. IKUINA Akiko, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a meeting with Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam, who is visiting Japan. An overview of the meeting is as follows.
- At the outset, Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ikuina stated that India is an important partner toward realizing a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” and she would like to contribute to strengthening Japan-India relations. Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ikuina also stated that Japan attaches great importance to the Indian North Eastern Region, including Assam.
- Chief Minister Sarma stated that Japan is an important partner for the development of North Eastern India and that he would like to further strengthen relations between Japan and Assam.