Bari (Italy), Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said strong ties between India and Japan are vital for a peaceful, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific as he met his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in Italy, where the two leaders met Expressed desire to advance bilateral relations. Relations in different areas.

The Prime Minister, who was on a day-long visit to Apulia in southern Italy on Friday to address an outreach session on the second day of the three-day G7 summit, met Kishida after addressing a multilateral gathering on artificial intelligence, energy. , Africa and the Mediterranean.

"Strong relations between India and Japan are vital for a peaceful, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific," Modi said in a social media statement after his talks with Kishida.,

His remarks come amid China's aggressive behavior in the region as well as its efforts to increase its influence.

“Our countries look forward to working together in the fields of defence, technology, semiconductors, clean energy and digital technology. We also want to take forward relations in infrastructure and cultural ties.

In details of the meeting, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the Prime Minister thanked his Japanese counterpart for congratulating him on his re-election and reaffirmed that bilateral relations will continue to receive priority in his third term.

“The two leaders noted that the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership is in its 10th year and expressed satisfaction at the progress made in the relationship.They discussed ways to further deepen cooperation, connect new and emerging areas and strengthen B2B and P2P cooperation.”

“India and Japan are collaborating on a number of important areas including the historic Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed ​​Rail project, which will usher in the next phase of mobility in India, the target of Japanese investment worth 5 trillion yen in India over the period 2022-2027 and the India-Japan Industrial Competitiveness Partnership aims to transform our manufacturing cooperation. The meeting between the two Prime Ministers provided an opportunity to review some of these ongoing works of cooperation,” it noted.

The two leaders concluded their talks by saying that they looked forward to continuing their discussions at the next India-Japan Annual Summit.

The Prime Minister's visit concluded with India-Japan bilateral talks, after several discussions with the leaders of France, UK, Ukraine, US, Italy and Germany.