 Honourable Prime Minister Shnarendra Modiji, Honourable Prime Ministers, members of both delegations, friends from the media, good afternoon. I welcome you all to the press statements following the meeting that has just concluded between the leaders of India and Japan. May I now request Honourable Prime Minister Shnarendra Modiji to make his remarks to the media. Your Excellency, Prime Minister Kishida, both the delegations and friends from the media, good afternoon. First of all, I welcome you all to the press statements following the meeting that has just concluded between the leaders of India and Japan. Last year, Prime Minister Kishida and I met many times, and every time I have felt his positivity and positivity towards the Indian-Japan relations. And that is why today his journey will be very useful to keep the momentum of our mutual co-operation going. Friends, today's meeting is even more special than any other reason. This year, India is taking over G-20, and Japan is taking over G-7. And that is why it is a great opportunity for us to work together with our own partners and allies. Today, I have told Prime Minister Kishida about the G-20 project of India. Our G-20 project is to give voice to the global south's projects. And that is why we have taken on this challenge. Friends, India, Japan, the Special Strategic and Global Partnership, is based on the rule of law on the international level and the international level. It is important for both our countries to strengthen this partnership. In the Indo-Pacific region, peace, prosperity and stability are also important. Today, in our conversation, we have discussed the development of bilateral relations. We have presented the principles of technology, trade, health, and digital cooperation. We have also discussed the importance of the health supply chain in other critical technologies. Last year, in the next five years, in India, 5 trillion yen, i.e. Rs. 3,20,000 crore, was the target of Japanese investment. This is a matter of satisfaction that has been developed in this direction. In 2019, we established India-Japan Industrial Competitiveness Partnership. Inside it, we have increased the competitiveness of the logistics, food processing, MSME, textiles, machinery, and steel industry in the region. Today, we have also participated in the partnership. On the Mumbai-Amdabad high-speed rail, we are rapidly moving forward. I am also happy that we are making 2023 a tourism exchange-verse. For this, we have chosen the theme of Connecting Himalayas with Mount Fuji. Friends, today, Prime Minister Kishita gave me an invitation to the G7 leader summit in May. I thank him with his heart. After a few months, in September, I, Prime Minister Kishita, will meet again in India for the G20 leader summit. This is how our talks and relations have been going on, and India-Japan cooperation continues to touch new heights. With this, I give my thanks to Prime Minister Kishita. Thank you, sir. Now, may I call upon Honorable Prime Minister Japan to deliver his remarks. Since March, I visited India again at Hyderabad House. I am very pleased to have had a good discussion with Prime Minister Modi once again. Also, my gratitude is expressed to Prime Minister Modi as well as to people of India who always extend to us warmest welcome and reception. This year, Japan's sub-presidency of G7 and India G20. As the world is standing at the history's turning point, fought with difficulties, what role Japan and India should play? I wish to discuss this fully with Prime Minister Modi. With this thought in my mind, I came to India. At the meeting, I have explained that at the G7 Hiroshima summit this May, from the two viewpoints of upholding international order based on the rule of law and strengthening partnership with the international community going beyond G7, including the countries from what is called Global South, challenges faced by international community will be taken up. Having conveyed this, I be affirmed with Prime Minister Modi our commitment to strongly uphold international order based on the rule of law. Also, Prime Minister Modi shared his thoughts on various themes in international community, especially in areas of development finance, food security and climate energy. Views concurred to have close cooperation between G7 and G20. We will cooperate toward the success for G7 Hiroshima summit and G20 New Delhi summit. In this context, I formally invited Prime Minister Modi to G7 Hiroshima summit and on the spot, my invitation was immediately accepted. Regarding the strengthening of bilateral relations with India, who is a special strategic global partner, wide range in discussion also took place. In security area, holding of 2nd Japan-India 2 plus 2 meeting last September and implementing Japan-India joint fighter exercise for the very first time in January this year, were welcomed as concrete progress. Economic cooperation with India, which continues to grow rapidly, will not only support further development of India, but also creates significant economic opportunities for Japan. In this regard, we welcome that steady progress is being made towards realizing five trillion yen of public and private investment in financing from Japan to India in five years. That's how I get which Prime Minister Modi and I said in March last year. And we welcome the signing of the aid memoir to confirm our intention. We also welcome the introduction of the aid memoir. And we asked again that we will continue to work on energy and decarbonization. There has been an introduction of 300 billion yen of legal agreement. This will increase our support. And in order to increase the productivity of India, especially in the lower part of India, fiscal 2023 will be the year of Japan-India tourism exchange to promote our exchanges through tourism. I also welcome the renewal of our MOC on Japanese language education. During our working lunch to follow, I hope to have yet another productive discussion on such topics as the Indo-Pacific regional situations. After our working lunch, I will announce my new plan on free and open Indo-Pacific or FOIP at a lecture event hosted by the ICWA. It gives me a great pleasure to be able to unveil my new vision on the soil of India, which is our indispensable partner in realizing FOIP. I am looking forward to welcoming Prime Minister Modi and Hiroshima in May and to once again visiting India on the occasion of G20 New Delhi Summit. I thank you. Thank you, Excellency. That concludes the press statements. 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