Login With Google
‘Japan tracking J&K situation very carefully’
Why is it in news?
- Japan is tracking the situation in the Kashmir Valley and hopes for a peaceful solution to the difficulties in the region, a representative of Tokyo said in New Delhi on Sunday.
More in news
- Kaifu could not say if the Ministers held a detailed discussion on the situation that emerged in Kashmir after India ended the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5.
- Focus on connectivity projects:
(1) Atsushi Kaifu, Deputy Press Secretary of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, commented on Kashmir, while declaring that Tokyo remains focussed on connectivity projects in India, including in the North-eastern region.
(2) It is understood that infrastructure in the northeastern region will build a connectivity continuum that will help in better ties between India and the Indo-Pacific region, especially the ASEAN countries, including the South China Sea.
- Timing of the statement: The comments came a day after the Foreign and Defence Ministers of Japan Toshimitsu Motegi and Taro Kono discussed a wide range of regional and global issues with their Indian counterparts S. Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh at the First Japan-India 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Meeting.
- 2+2 Meeting: Mr. Kaifu said that during the 2+2 meeting, both sides discussed China, North Korea, and relationship with Sri Lanka, which is located on the energy lane between Japan and the Gulf nations.
Source
The Hindu