Japan-India Relations
Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Kishida by Minister of External Affairs Jaishankar of India
March 8, 2024
Prime Minister Kishida receiving a courtesy call
(Photo: Cabinet Public Affairs Office)
Prime Minister Kishida receiving a courtesy call
(Photo: Cabinet Public Affairs Office)
On March 8, commencing at 6:20 p.m. for approximately 20 minutes, Mr. KISHIDA Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan, received a courtesy call from H.E. Dr S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India, who was visiting Japan as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The summary of the courtesy call is as follows.
- At the outset, Prime Minister Kishida welcomed Minister of External Affairs Jaishankar's visit to Japan and congratulated him on the success of the G20 New Delhi Summit in September last year.
Prime Minister Kishida also referred to the Japan-India relationship that is steadily progressing and stated that as the world faces an increasingly harsh and complex environment, the relationship with India is particularly important in guiding the international community toward cooperation. Prime Minister Kishida also expressed his desire to further advance cooperation toward the realization of a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” with a focus on the “rule of law” and “human dignity.” - In response, Minister of External Affairs Jaishankar appreciated the opportunity to pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister Kishida. Minister of External Affairs Jaishankar went on to express his desire to further deepen cooperation with Japan bilaterally and within the international community based on the good relations between the leaders of the two countries, taking into account the outcome of the Japan-India Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue.