At the Japan-India summit, a joint statement on the “Ukraine diplomatic resolution” agreement was issued, excluding “Russia criticism” and revealing “progressive prosperity” in the Indo-Pacific.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a statement at their summit in New Delhi on the 19th that they "expressed serious concerns about the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. We should pursue a peaceful resolution of disputes in accordance with international law, not relying on human intervention.
The joint statement reported by the Japanese media defined Ukraine as a 'dispute' and "urges an immediate cessation of combat, and in dialogue and diplomatic dispute resolution," confirms that "a monolithic change in the maintenance of the status quo by force will not be allowed in any region" did. In a joint statement released after the meeting, he said he "expressed serious concerns about the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine." However, criticism of the name against Russia was not included.
In addition to the Ukraine crisis, the two agreed to strengthen cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region with China in mind.
The two leaders then agreed to hold a bilateral diplomatic and defense ministerial meeting (2+2) as soon as possible, and confirmed the holding of a quad summit in Australia, the United States, and Japan in the second half of May.
Just before the summit, India announced imports of 3 million barrels of Russian cattle from Russia, and Prime Minister Modi said in a speech at the summit that "the foundation of the relationship between India and Japan is a progressive and prosperous partnership in the Indo-Pacific region and from a global perspective." Indo-Pacific Progress and Prosperity.”
In a phone call with Prime Minister Modi on the 17th, Yoon Seok-yeol said, "I have a firm will to broaden the horizon of practical cooperation in diplomacy and security with India, a leading country in the region that shares the values and philosophy of liberal democracy."
In the economic cooperation between the leaders of Japan and India, Prime Minister Kishida agreed to cooperate in the energy sector between the two countries by investing 5 trillion yen in India and providing 300 billion yen in loans to the public and private sectors over the next five years.
It is the first visit by a Japanese prime minister to India in four and a half years since Abe.