PM Modi will hold bilateral meeting with Japan PM Fumio Kishida: MEA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be holding a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida during his visit to the nationIn a special briefing of the Ministry of External Affairs Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said During the upcoming visit of PM Modi he would of course have a greeting occasion with PM Kishida to convey his condolences in person but in addition to that PM Modi will also have a brief bilateral meeting with PM KishidaNaturally the relevant people involved from the two sides will be available and participate in these discussions It will take into account a quick overview analysis of the overall relationship its current status its trajectory its progress and the measures that both nations take it further It will reaffirm our continued commitment and strong efforts that stakeholders on both sides continue to make to promote and progress this relationship added KwatraPM Modi will visit Tokyo Japan on September 27 2022 to attend the State Funeral of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe During the visit he will attend the State Funeral ceremony at Budokan followed by a greeting occasion at Akasaka PalaceResponding to media queries on possible Quad bilateral meetings he said At this stage no other bilateral meet scheduled or any other meetings plannedNotably Quad leaders will be present at the state funeral of former PM AbeAs per the Foreign Secretary the total duration of PM Modis visit to Japan is between 1216 hoursSpeaking about the deep respect exPM Abe had in India he said We had declared a day of national mourning when former PM Abe departed this world PM Modi holds former PM Abe a very dear friend had also conveyed his sincerest condolences at that timeIndia had announced oneday national mourning on 09 July 2022 as a mark of respect for Abe ShinzoThe visit will be an opportunity for PM Modi to honour the memory of former PM Abe who he considered a dear friend and a great champion of IndiaJapan ties PM Modi and PM Abe developed a personal bond through their meetings and interactions spanning over a decade beginning from PM Modis visit to Japan in 2007 as Chief Minister of Gujarat The two leaders elevated IndiaJapan relations to Special Strategic and Global Partnership status in 2014During this visit PM Modi will have the opportunity to participate with representatives of 100 other countries as I said along with 20 Heads of States and Governments to participate in the state funeral Also along with that PM Modi will have the opportunity to meet PM Kishida and Mrs Abe to convey his condolences in person to the country to the leadership and Mrs Abe he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever