BackPM Modi holds talks with Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, invites him to visit India
This was PM Modi's first talk since Kishida took over as Japan's Prime Minister
PremiumPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held talks with Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida by telephone. This was their first talk since Kishida took over as Japan's Prime Minister.
In a tweet, PM Modi said: "Spoke with H.E. Fumio Kishida to congratulate him for assuming charge as the Prime Minister of Japan. I look forward to working with him to further strengthen India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership and to enhance cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region."
Both leaders expressed satisfaction at the rapid progress in the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between India and Japan, and agreed on the potential to further enhance cooperation in a variety of areas, including in high-technology and futuristic sectors, according to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
Prime Minister Modi invited Japanese companies to benefit from India's economic reforms through greater investment, PMO said.
The leaders also discussed the increasing alignment of perspectives, and robust cooperation, between India and Japan in the Indo-Pacific region. They reviewed the progress of cooperation under the Quad framework in this regard.
Prime Minister invited Kishida to visit India at his earliest convenience for a bilateral Summit meeting, it said.
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