India and Japan agreed Tuesday to bolster protection ties, with the 2 nations committing to help one another’s endeavors to advertise stability and safety within the area.
Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar hosted their Japanese counterparts Minoru Kihara and Yoko Kamikawa in New Delhi for the third India-Japan 2+2 Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting.
The first such assembly was held in 2019.
A joint assertion stated the ministers had a “frank and wide-ranging discussion” on regional and world points specializing in the Indo-Pacific area.
The two sides “welcomed the possibilities to further enhance bilateral security and defense cooperation,” it stated, including they “concurred on accelerating future cooperation in defense equipment and technology.”
The ministers additionally “appreciated the progress made for the transfer of Unified Complex Radio Antenna and related technologies and early signing of related arrangements,” the assertion famous.
After the assembly, Singh stated “there is a growing convergence and common outlook on issues of peace, security and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.”
“We expressed our commitment to support each other’s endeavors to arrive at meaningful outcomes to promote stability and security in the region,” he stated.
The assembly additionally famous the progress made to “promote cooperation on cross-cutting security issues through the architecture of multilayered dialogues between the two countries.”
New Delhi and Tokyo sit up for having dialogues in areas similar to area, maritime affairs and Africa, the assertion added.
The ministers additionally agreed that India and Japan will “continue to work together on (UN) Security Council reform with a view to strengthening the UN.”
India and Japan are a part of a U.S.-led quadrilateral safety grouping which additionally contains Australia. The bloc is seen as a counter to China’s affect within the area.
Source: www.anews.com.tr