PM Modi at the ongoing ASEAN summit in Laos ( Laos)   

Vientiane (Laos): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a special meeting with the Prime Ministers of Australia, Japan and New Zealand in Laos   ( Laos)   on Thursday. During this, he also met the heads of state of many other countries and discussed strengthening bilateral relations with India. PM Modi met his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba here for the first time. Ishiba became the Prime Minister of Japan just last week. After meeting the PM of Japan, he discussed ways to increase cooperation in various fields including infrastructure, connectivity and defense.

Apart from this, he also met the Australian PM and his evergreen friend Anthony Albanese. PM Modi shared pictures of his meeting with Albanese on his X handle and wrote that he was very happy to meet the Australian Prime Minister. Let us tell you that Prime Minister Modi also met New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on the sidelines of the ASEAN-India summit in Vientiane. He is in the Laos capital on a two-day visit. He met Japan’s newly appointed Prime Minister Ishiba on the occasion of the 21st ASEAN-India Summit and congratulated him on his new responsibility and wished him success in taking Japan to new heights.

Made this special tweet for Ishiba
PM Modi wrote on ‘X’, “Had a very fruitful meeting with Prime Minister Ishiba. I am happy to meet him just a few days after he became the Prime Minister of Japan. Our talks discussed ways to enhance cooperation in infrastructure, connectivity, defense and other areas. There was also discussion on promoting cultural relations. “Ishiba has replaced Fumio Kishida, who resigned from his post for the new leader. The Indian Prime Minister’s Office said in a post on ‘X’, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba had a wonderful conversation on the sidelines of the India-ASEAN Summit in Lao PDR.

They discussed ways to strengthen ties in various fields, including technology, defence and people-to-people ties. The Prime Minister emphasised that India will continue to give top priority to its relations with its trusted friend and strategic partner Japan, the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement. External Affairs Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal wrote on ‘X’, “Japan-India relations are being promoted, ‘Act East’ policy is being strengthened.

This dialogue was held with New Zealand

PM Modi discussed cooperation in areas such as economic cooperation, tourism, education and innovation in his meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Luxon. This was the first meeting between the two leaders. Modi wrote on ‘X’, “Had a wonderful meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. We value our friendship with New Zealand, which is bound by commitment to democracy, freedom and rule of law. Our talks covered areas such as economic cooperation, tourism, education and innovation. The Prime Minister’s Office said that the two leaders discussed ways to deepen India-New Zealand partnership in many areas including trade and investment, defense, education, agriculture, space technology. Apart from this, PM Modi also met Philippines President Bongbong Marcos. He also met European Council Chairman Charles Michel. PM Modi’s meeting with Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim was also very soulful.