India’s Ambassador-designate to Japan, Nagma M Mallick, met Urakawa Mayor Hiraku Ikeda on Friday and thanked him for the strong support extended to the Indian community living in the country.
The Indian Embassy in Japan said the meeting reflected Urakawa’s welcoming approach and the mayor’s efforts to ensure harmony, safety, and cooperation among residents, including foreign workers and families.
During the week, Mallick also held several high-level meetings in Tokyo to strengthen the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between India and Japan.
On Thursday, she met Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Kiuchi Minoru and discussed economic cooperation, fiscal coordination, and shared development priorities.
She also met Yasutoshi Nishimura, a member of Japan’s House of Representatives and chair of the Japan India Parliamentary Friendship Group.
The talks focused on issues of mutual interest and practical steps to deepen political trust, people-to-people ties, and long-term cooperation.
Earlier this week, Mallick met Speaker of the House of Representatives Fukushiro Nukaga to review the steady progress in bilateral relations.
India Japan ties have also gained momentum at the highest political level in recent months.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg on November twenty three.
Modi described the meeting as productive and said cooperation in innovation, defence, talent mobility, and trade is vital for a better planet.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar earlier met his Japanese counterpart Motegi Toshimitsu at the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur.
Both sides agreed to work closely to expand ties and implement a shared vision for the next decade. This engagement underlines growing confidence.
AloJapan.com