5 September
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have agreed that Abe will visit India as early as December.
They held talks for 45 minutes in the Russian city of Vladivostok on Thursday on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum.
The two leaders confirmed that they will hold the first joint meeting of their foreign and defense ministers at an early date this year. Abe also agreed to visit India as early as December as part of a reciprocal visit.
Modi said that he hopes they can reach a bilateral agreement before Abe's visit that will allow Japan's Self-Defense Forces and India's armed forces to provide each other with logistic supplies including fuel.
Modi told Abe about the latest situation in the disputed Kashmir region where military tension remains high between India and Pakistan.
NHK
