Japan-India First Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministers' Meeting Agreed to be held within the year September 2, 20:05
Defense Minister Iwaya met with Defense Minister Singh of India who visited Japan, and agreed to hold the first foreign ministerial consultation on defense and defense, the so-called 2 plus 2, this year.
Defense Minister Iwaya met for about an hour and a half with the Defense Minister and Defense Ministry of India who visited Japan from the 2nd.
In this, Minister Iwaya said, “The leaders of Japan and India share the vision of“ free and open Indo-Pacific ”and we want to deepen cooperation”.
In response, Defense Minister Shin said, “The partnership between Japan and India is becoming increasingly important globally and we hope to deepen our cooperation.” I confirmed the importance of the free and open Indo-Pacific.
On top of that, Japan and India agreed to hold the first foreign ministerial talks on foreign affairs and defense, so-called “2 plus 2” by the end of this year. Agreed to accelerate negotiations towards the conclusion of
After the meeting, Minister Iwaya told reporters that "Japan-India cooperation in the security field is important for regional stability. I would like to advance defense cooperation through dialogue."