PM urges greater India-Japan cooperation against terror

New Delhi, July 14: Prime Minister rendra Modi on Thursday called for greater greater bilateral and multilateral cooperation against terrorism at a meeting with visiting Japanese Defence Minister Gen katani. During the meeting, Modi also condoled the death of Japanese citizens in the terror attack in Dhaka earlier this month, an official release said. Modi welcomed Japanese participation in the Intertiol Fleet Review off Vishakhapatm in February and in the Malabar exercise off the Japanese coast in June.

The Prime Minister said he is looking forward to his visit to Japan later this year for the annual summit between the two countries, the release said. On his part, katani briefed the rime Minister on bilateral defence cooperation initiatives and on regiol developments in East and Southeast Asia, the release said. (IANS)