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Indian EAM - External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday. Meeting him, the EAM briefed the PM about the development between India and Japan in the just-concluded Foreign Ministers Strategic Dialogue. 

 

Jaishankar is on a visit to Japan from March 6-8 on Thursday.  

 

He co-chaired the 16th India-Japan Foreign Ministers Strategic Dialogue with his Japanese counterpart Yoko Kamikawa and participated in the first Raisina Roundtable, a key step towards enhancing track two exchanges between India and Japan. 

Honored to call on Japanese PM @kishida230 as I conclude my visit to Tokyo. Conveyed warm greetings of PM @narendramodi.

Apprised him of the progress made in Foreign Ministers Strategic Dialogue. Value his guidance on the further strengthening of our Global and Special… pic.twitter.com/OPLNeKauid

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (Modi Ka Parivar) (@DrSJaishankar) March 8, 2024

"Honored to call on the Japanese PM as I conclude my visit to Tokyo. Conveyed warm greetings of PM Modi," the minister wrote in a post on X. 

 

"Apprised him of the progress made in Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue. Value his guidance on the further strengthening of our Global and Special Strategic Partnership," the post further notes. 

 

Kishida, 66, has been serving as the Prime Minister of Japan and the President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 2021. 

 

Jaishankar, during his visit, also met Yoshihide Suga, the former prime minister of the country who now serves as the Chairman of the Japan-India Association. 

 

"Pleasure to meet former PM Yoshihide Suga, now Chairman of the Japan India Association. His leadership was impactful in advancing India-Japan ties as well as the Quad. Count on his continued support for these endeavors," the foreign minister said on X. 

 

Suga, 75, served as the Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2020 to 2021. 

 

Jaishankar also met the Secretary-General of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Toshimitsu Motegi, here on Friday and held a fruitful conversation on ways to strengthen ties in an uncertain world. 

 

Jaishankar posted on X: "Very good to meet Secretary General of LDP again. Appreciate his friendship as well as his support for our partnership. Fruitful conversation on ways to strengthen ties in an uncertain world." 

 

Earlier in the day, he spoke at the Nikkei Forum on the India-Japan partnership and stressed that India-Japan ties will draw strength from our larger activities together, including in the Quad grouping. 

 

"Pleased to speak at the Nikkei Forum on India-Japan partnership. India and Japan today are convergent on the big picture and the key concerns.