Kong requested an in-person farewell from the Japanese government in January, he was followed by former Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Wu Jianghao in March. Tokyo declined, claiming a "schedule conflict" for Kishida, they said.
Prime Minister Kishida's meeting with Indian Prime Minister Modi was likely to explore key issues in the international community and confirm the cooperation between the G7 and G20. Japan currently holds the G7 Presidency, and India the G20 Presidency.
The two leaders during a working lunch in Delhi on Monday confirmed that the two countries will coordinate closely bilaterally as well as in G4 to achieve concrete results on the Security Council reform, according to an official release.
Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held bilateral talks in Kyiv on Tuesday and discussed wide-ranging issues as they condemned Russian aggression in the strongest possible means.
Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to visit Ukraine on Tuesday and hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Japan-based Kyodo News reported citing a government source.
The pledge by Kishida was made during his speech at an event organized by the Indian Council of World Affairs think tank, after a one-on-one summit with Modi, in which he invited the Indian leader to attend the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima in May.
"India has been invited along with Australia, Cook Islands, Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia and others for the G7 Summit in Japan. India has huge potential and demand in terms of infrastructure development," Japanese officials said on Monday.
The officials said that: "India has been invited along with Australia, Cook Islands, Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia and others for the G7 Summit in Japan. India has huge potential and demand in terms of infrastructure development"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japan counterpart Fumio Kishida on Monday exchanged views on defence equipment and technology cooperation, trade health, digital partnership and also had a fruitful discussion on importance of reliable supply chains in semiconductor and other critical
The visuals showed PM Modi and Kishida talking while enjoying lassi. The two leaders even tried hands at churning as the caterers appeared to explain the recipe of the famous drink.
Vinay Kwatra stated that the two leaders spoke about how India, Japan and other like-minded countries work together to address the challenges, particularly in the wider-expanse of Indo-Pacific.