New Delhi，March 21 (AseanAll) — Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has invited his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to the G7 summit in May and Modi accepted.
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The two leaders met in New Delhi, the capital of India on March 20, 2023 (local time).
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Kishida paid floral tributes at Rajghat and held a summit meeting with Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, followed by a joint press announcement.
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Both countries agreed to continue to commit to maintain a rules-based world order.
Kishida told Modi that he wants the G7 summit in Hiroshima to be a chance to discuss strengthening relations with developing and emerging nations, collectively known as the Global South.
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The leaders agreed to promote cooperation between the G7 and G20 nations in the areas of funding development, food security and the environment.
In a joint news conference Kishida said that he wants to work together with Modi for the success of the G7 summit in Hiroshima and the G20 summit in New Delhi.
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Modi says that strengthening the partnership between India and Japan is not only beneficial to those countries, but it will also contribute to maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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The leaders also agreed to push ahead with a high-speed railway project in India and to promote tourism between the two countries.
In the afternoon, Kishida delivered a policy speech at the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) .
At the end of the day, Japanese Prime Minister then took on a walk around the Buddha Jayanti Park with Prime Minister Modi.
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Japan and India are part of the Quad framework, which includes the United States and Australia.
