New Delhi, June 20 : India and Japan on Tuesday reviewed the entire gamut of India-Japan relations and held the dialogue in a friendly and forward-looking manner, in keeping with the India-Japan ‘Special Strategic and Global Partnership’.
“Both sides reaffirmed their common desire to build on the strong foundations of bilateral cooperation and exchanges in order to forge a relationship of mutual benefit,” Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement here.
The fifth ‘India-Japan 2+2 Vice-Ministerial level dialogue’ was co-chaired on the Indian side by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra and from the Japanese side by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Takeo Mori and Vice-Minister of Defence for International Affairs Ro Manabe.
Both sides discussed measures to strengthen cooperation in fields such as counter-terrorism, maritime security, defense equipment and technology, peacekeeping operations, etc.
“The discussions, which also centred on important issues covering regional and global dimensions, helped to further underscore the shared values and interests between India and Japan,” it added.
Besides launching of the ‘Special Strategic and Global Partnership’, the Prime Ministers of the two countries also hold an annual summit too since 2014.
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India, Japan hold 2 plus 2 vice-ministerial dialogue
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