Indo-Japan first Ministerial level strategic dialogue begins

04 May '07

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The External Affairs Minister visited Japan on 22-23 March, 2007 at the invitation of the Foreign Minister of Japan.

The two Ministers initiated the first Ministerial level Strategic Dialogue between the two countries.

They exchanged views on ways to enhance cooperation on regional, multilateral and global issues, and reiterated their readiness to cooperate in the process of community building in the Asian region.

Both sides also discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations through the implementation of understandings and agreements contained in the Joint Statement signed by the two Prime Ministers in December 2006.

During the visit, the two sides agreed on the modalities for the High Level Energy Dialogue and the Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on High Technology Trade.

Government are regularly monitoring progress on the implementation of understandings reached with Japan in the fields of defence and security, economic cooperation, science & technology & people-to-people exchanges.

The above information was given by the External Affairs Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.

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