PM Modi meets Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida; lauds Shinzo Abe's role in cementing Indo-Japan ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he had a fruitful meeting with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida and conveyed his deepest condolences over the tragic demise of former prime minister Shinzo Abe lauding his contributions in strengthening the bilateral strategic partnership as well in conceptualising the vision of a free open and inclusive IndoPacific regionPM Modi who is in Japan to attend the state funeral of Abe met Kishida ahead of the ceremony and the two leaders renewed their commitment towards further strengthening the IndiaJapan Special Strategic and Global Partnership and in working together in the region and in various international groupings and institutionsHad a fruitful meeting with PM Kishida We discussed various bilateral subjects I conveyed my condolences on the tragic demise of former PM Shinzo Abe PM Modi tweetedThe two leaders had a productive exchange of views on further deepening bilateral relations They also discussed a number of regional and global issues the Ministry of External Affairs said in a brief statementDuring the bilateral meeting Prime Minister Modi conveyed his deepest condolences for the demise of Abe and noted his contributions in strengthening IndiaJapan partnership as well in conceptualising the vision of a free open and inclusive IndoPacific regionI am feeling very sad about the sudden death of former premier Abe He took JapanIndia relations to a greater level and also expanded it in many areas Modi who shared a close friendship with the slain Japanese leader saidAlso Read Chandigarh airport to be named after Bhagat Singh PM ModiModi recalled that when he visited Japan last time he had a long conversation with Abe India is missing Shinzo Abe he addedAbe 67 was shot dead while making a campaign speech on July 8 in the southern Japanese city of NaraI am confident that under your leadership IndiaJapan relations will deepen further and achieve greater heights PM Modi told KishidaPrime Minister Kishida appreciated Modis visit to Japan to attend the State Funeral for former Prime Minister AbePrime Minister Kishida expressed his intention to continue working with Prime Minister Modi to realise a Free and Open IndoPacific building on the diplomatic legacies of former Prime Minister Abe the Japanese Prime Ministers Office said in a statementKishida stated that the period from this year which marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of JapanIndia diplomatic relations to next year when Japan and India will respectively assume the G7 and G20 presidencies offers an excellent opportunity to further strengthen the JapanIndia Special Strategic and Global PartnershipThe two leaders confirmed to promote bilateral cooperation in various fields the statement saidThe two leaders exchanged views regarding the regional situation including the situation in Ukraine They reaffirmed their shared recognition of the importance of peaceful settlement of disputes as well as transparent and comparable development finance and confirmed to continue working together in view of Japan and Indias respective presidencies of the G7 and G20 next year the statement addedKishida visited India for the annual summit in March while Modi visited Japan for the Quad Leaders Summit in MayThese meetings underscored the two leaders commitment towards deepening IndiaJapan ties particularly in the context of shaping a postpandemic regional and global order Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Monday ahead of the Prime Ministers visit to JapanKwatra said there is deep convergence between India and Japan in the IndoPacific regionRepresentatives from over 100 countries including more than 20 heads of state and governments attend Abes funeral on TuesdayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever