Prime Minist🔯er Nare✨ndra Modi on Saturday held bilateral talks with his Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the summit of the Group of Seven advanced economies in Hiroshima.
It has been reported that the two leaders primarily focused on w🎉ays to synergise efforts under G-7 and G-20 presidencies to deal with various global challenges.
While India is presently holding the presidency of the G20 grouping,𓆏 Japan is the chair of G7.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi described the talks betꦬween Modi and Kishida as "warm" aꦅnd "productive".
"PM @narendramodi and PM @kishida230 of Japan held warm and pro♛ductive talks," Bagchi🀅 said on Twitter.
"Discussed ways to synergise efforts of respective G-7 and G-20 Presidencies, and the need to highlight the voice of Global South. Also exchanꦕged views on contemporary regi♋onal developments and on deepening cooperation in the Indo-Pacific," he said.
Mo♑di arrived in Hiroshima on Friday to attend three sessions at the G7 summit following an invitation by Kishida.
(With PTI Inputs)
