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Japan, India agree to plans for joint maritime drill by year-end
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and his Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid agreed Tuesday to plans for joint exercises between Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Indian navy by the end of this year as agreed between their leaders earlier this year, Japanese officials said.
The drill, which would be the second since the first in Japan in June last year, is aimed in part at checking China's increasing willingness to assert its claims and interests in regional waters.
During a meeting in New Delhi on the sidelines of two-day foreign ministerial talks of the Asia-Europe Meeting through Tuesday, Kishida and Khurshid also agreed to hold soon the first session of a joint working group to implement the export of US-2 amphibious aircraft to India.
The US-2 aircraft, a four-engine turboprop manufactured by ShinMaywa Industries Ltd., a major Japanese defense contractor, have been used by the MSDF for search and rescue operations.
The Japanese and Indian foreign ministers also reaffirmed plans to seek a civil nuclear cooperation deal with an eye toward Japan exporting nuclear power plant equipment and technology to the electricity-hungry South Asian country.
Additionally, Kishida and Khurshid agreed to cooperate closely in accommodating the trip to India by Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko from Nov. 30, the officials said.
The foreign ministerial meeting between Japan and India followed a summit meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh in Tokyo last May.
Kishida, who is attending the ASEM meeting in the Indian capital, is due to complete his three-day visit to India later Tuesday following his visit to Iran over the weekend.
Japan, India agree to plans for joint maritime drill by year-end | GlobalPost
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and his Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid agreed Tuesday to plans for joint exercises between Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Indian navy by the end of this year as agreed between their leaders earlier this year, Japanese officials said.
The drill, which would be the second since the first in Japan in June last year, is aimed in part at checking China's increasing willingness to assert its claims and interests in regional waters.
During a meeting in New Delhi on the sidelines of two-day foreign ministerial talks of the Asia-Europe Meeting through Tuesday, Kishida and Khurshid also agreed to hold soon the first session of a joint working group to implement the export of US-2 amphibious aircraft to India.
The US-2 aircraft, a four-engine turboprop manufactured by ShinMaywa Industries Ltd., a major Japanese defense contractor, have been used by the MSDF for search and rescue operations.
The Japanese and Indian foreign ministers also reaffirmed plans to seek a civil nuclear cooperation deal with an eye toward Japan exporting nuclear power plant equipment and technology to the electricity-hungry South Asian country.
Additionally, Kishida and Khurshid agreed to cooperate closely in accommodating the trip to India by Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko from Nov. 30, the officials said.
The foreign ministerial meeting between Japan and India followed a summit meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh in Tokyo last May.
Kishida, who is attending the ASEM meeting in the Indian capital, is due to complete his three-day visit to India later Tuesday following his visit to Iran over the weekend.
Japan, India agree to plans for joint maritime drill by year-end | GlobalPost
