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Strong India-Japan Friendship Augurs Well For Entire Planet: PM Modi

Mumbai: PM Narendra Modi on Thursday said that he had an “excellent meeting with his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga on a variety of subjects that would further boost cooperation between the two nations”.

“A strong India-Japan friendship augurs well for the entire planet,” he added.

PM Modi, who is on a three-day visit to the US, said a strong India-Japan friendship augurs well for the entire planet. Also Read: US VP Talks To PM Modi About Pakistan’s Role In Terrorism, Asks Pak To Take Action

“Japan is one of India’s most valued partners. I had an excellent meeting with PM Yoshihide Suga on a variety of subjects that would further boost cooperation between our nations. A strong India-Japan friendship augurs well for the entire planet,” PM Modi tweeted.

https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1441205151457415179?s=20

PM Modi and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga had a “fruitful” meeting in Washington wherein they discussed several issues including ways to give further impetus to trade and cultural ties. “Furthering friendship with Japan. Prime Ministers @narendramodi and @sugawitter had a fruitful meeting in Washington DC.

Both leaders held discussions on several issues including ways to give further impetus to trade and cultural ties,” the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) tweeted.

https://twitter.com/PMOIndia/status/1441163950763253760?s=20

This was also PM Modi’s first personal meeting with Suga after Shinzo Abe took over the reins in September last year. The bilateral meeting comes a day before the first individual summit of the Quad, the quadrilateral cooperation between Australia, India, Japan and the United States.

Besides PM Modi, Japanese PM Suga and Scott Morrison of Australia Prime Minister will also participate in the summit hosted by the US President on September 24.

The leaders will review progress made since their first virtual summit on March 12, 2021, and discuss regional issues of shared interests, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had said in a statement on September 14.

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