India: Japan PM Fumio Kishida To Visit India On March 19-20 For India-Japan Summit

NEW DELHI, 18 March 2022, (TON): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida will hold summit talks on Saturday with a focus on strengthening bilateral ties in diverse areas and advancing cooperation for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said “the Japanese Prime Minister will pay a two-day visit to India beginning Saturday for the 14th India-Japan summit.”

Mr Bagchi said at a media briefing "at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of Japan Kishida Fumio will be undertaking an official visit to New Delhi from March 19-20 for the 14th India-Japan annual summit.”

He said "the summit would be the first meeting of the two leaders. The previous India-Japan annual summit took place in Tokyo in October 2018.”

Mr Bagchi said “the summit will be held on Saturday.”

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