Japanese PM Kishida invites PM Modi to G7 Hiroshima summit

Japanese PM Kishida invites PM Modi to G7 Hiroshima summit: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has formally invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 Summit after both had a delegation-level talk at Delhi’s Hyderabad House.

PM Modi stated that PM Kishida’s visit will help to maintain the momentum of India-Japan cooperation. He pointed out the importance of leading two significant summits, G20 and G7, by respective countries.

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The India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership is based on our mutual democratic values and respect of the rule of law at the international platform, PM Modi said.

He stated that strengthening the two countries’ partnership will be critical in maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific region. PM Modi stated that both countries held discussions on key issues ranging from bilateral relations, defence, business, and digital partnership. The Prime Minister recalled the deals made with Japan earlier including the ₹3.20 lakh crore worth of Japanese investment to India and said that a satisfactory growth has been observed towards this.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida stated that he will announce the new Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy later at a lecture event at the Indian Council for World Affairs (ICWA).  “It gives me great pleasure to be able to unveil my new vision on the soil of India which is our indispensable partner in realising FOIP,” he said.