- During the four-day visit, the Ministers will also hold the Defence Ministerial Meeting and Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue with their counterparts.
NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, SEP 7
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Japan for the second India-Japan 2 plus 2 Ministerial Meeting on Wednesday. During the four-day visit, the Ministers will also hold the Defence Ministerial Meeting and Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue with their counterparts.
Glad to interact with the Speaker of Mongolian Parliament, Mr. Zandanshatar.
Complimented him on his consistent support to promote and expand our shared heritage of Buddhism. pic.twitter.com/ivzzagDqpT
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 6, 2022
India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership is based on shared values of democracy, freedom and respect for rule of law. During the visit, the two sides will further explore new initiatives to strengthen the partnership.
Paid tributes to Poojya Bapu in Ulaanbaatar. pic.twitter.com/eSppLT0bYa
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 7, 2022
The Japanese side will be represented by Minister of Defence Mr Yasukazu Hamada and Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi.
A special gift from our special friends in Mongolia. I have named this magnificent beauty, ‘Tejas’.
Thank you, President Khurelsukh. Thank you Mongolia. pic.twitter.com/4DfWF4kZfR
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 7, 2022
The 2+2 Dialogue will review bilateral cooperation across domains and chart out the way forward. India and Japan are pursuing a Special Strategic and Global Partnership. This year marks 70 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Excellent meeting with the President of Mongolia, H.E. U. Khurelsukh in Ulaanbaatar. Recalled my last meeting with him in 2018, when he was the Prime Minister of the country.
We are fully committed to further deepening our multifaceted Strategic Partnership with Mongolia. pic.twitter.com/5hERR9u60P
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 6, 2022
In addition to the 2+2 dialogue, Rajnath Singh will separately hold bilateral talks with his Japanese counterpart to further strengthen defence cooperation between the two countries across various sectors. He is also scheduled to call on Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida during the visit.
Rajnath Singh will also attend a community event organised by the Embassy of India in Tokyo and interact with the Indian diaspora in Japan.