Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s high-profile visit to Japan, India on Sunday conveyed to its strategic partner that it was “very keen” on bringing the negotiations on a bilateral civil nuclear deal to its logical conclusion as soon as possible.
In a meeting, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida also discussed a range of key issues so that Mr. Modi’s visit to Japan has a “very, very substantive outcome.”
Envoy to be sent In the meeting held on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit Foreign Minister’s gathering here, the Japanese Foreign Minister conveyed to Ms. Swaraj that a special envoy would be sent to New Delhi to discuss pending issues relating to the civil nuclear deal.
“The External Affairs Minister was pretty clear that it was time for India and Japan to bring to its logical conclusion the discussions we are having on civil nuclear cooperation,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said. Both the countries are holding negotiations for the deal for last four years. Asked about dates of Mr. Modi’s visit, he refused to give details.
