Japan seeks to work with India in 'co-creating' new solutions: Top diplomat

ISTANBUL

Japan on Monday said it seeks to “further” work with India, in “co-creating” new solutions through dialogue and collaboration.

The comments by Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko came during her meeting with Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar, according to a statement by the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

Yoko said the world is at a “turning point in history” and Tokyo wants to “further strengthen” cooperation with New Delhi.

Jaishankar is in Tokyo where he attended the Quad meeting with counterparts from Japan, the US, and Australia.

The US-led Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, commonly known as Quad, is a loose security alliance between the four nations.

On July 29th, FM Kamikawa held a meeting with H.E. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar), Minister of External Affairs of #India, who is visiting Japan to attend the Japan-Australia-India-US (#Quad) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.

Overview👉https://t.co/uwLxYuinSK pic.twitter.com/D6LWujrdgj

— MOFA of Japan (@MofaJapan_en) July 29, 2024

Tokyo and New Delhi this year also mark the 10th year of the Japan-India special strategic global partnership.

Yoko and Jaishankar “concurred to continue to strengthen a wide range of efforts on bilateral cooperation including the steady progress on the high-speed rail project.”