What is the News?
The Prime Minister of Japan has made an official visit to India for the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit.
What are the key highlights from the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit?
India and Japan:
– Reaffirmed the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between India and Japan.
– Welcomed the holding of the first 2+2 meeting of their Foreign and Defence Ministers in 2019 in New Delhi.
– Japanese PM welcomed the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) announced by the Indian Prime Minister in 2019.
– Condemned North Korea’s destabilizing ballistic missile launches in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions(UNSCRs).
– Reaffirmed the importance of UNSCR 2593(2021) which unequivocally demands that Afghan territory not be used for sheltering, training, planning or financing terrorist acts.
– The two countries expressed their serious concern about the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and assessed its broader implications, particularly to the Indo-Pacific region.
– Expressed satisfaction on the progress in the flagship bilateral cooperation project of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR).
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Agreements signed
India and Japan exchanged six agreements on Cybersecurity, Economic partnerships, Wastewater management, Urban development, Clean energy partnership and an Agreement on promoting bamboo-based products from the northeast region.
Note: Clean Energy Partnership(CEP) was launched for cooperation towards achieving sustainable economic growth, addressing climate change and ensuring energy security.
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Source: This post is based on the article “India-Japan Summit Joint Statement Partnership for a Peaceful, Stable and Prosperous Post-COVID World” published in PIB on 20th Mar 2022.
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