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HIROSHIMA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on May 20, focusing on ways to synergise efforts under G7 and G20 presidencies to deal with various global challenges.
The talks took place on the sidelines of the summit of the Group of Seven advanced economies in Hiroshima. While India is presently holding the presidency of the G20 grouping, Japan is the chair of G7.
“The leaders discussed ways to synergise efforts of their respective G-20 and G-7 presidencies. The prime minister stressed the need to highlight the concerns and priorities of Global South,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
It said the two leaders exchanged views on contemporary regional developments and discussed deepening cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
“The leaders agreed on ways to further strengthen the bilateral Special Strategic and Global Partnership,” the MEA said in a statement.
It said combating terrorism and reform of the United Nations was also discussed.
