North Korea will have to reverse its missile and nuclear programs, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe said in Gandhinagar at the end of his bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Abe said that India-Japan ties will have a global impact and that both sides will jointly address bilateral, regional and global challenges, even as Mr. Modi welcomed more Japanese investments in India.
“Japan and India will take firm action against the challenges that have emerged from North Korea,” he said. “We are going to force North Korea to reverse its recent aggressive moves. Japanese concerns over the recent test of a Pyongyang hydrogen bomb, which has also developed intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of targeting the mainland of the United States.
The two leaders addressed the media after a busy schedule in the morning when they jointly inaugurated the High-Speed Train Project that will connect Ahmedabad with Mumbai. Abe said the two countries will jointly develop greater connectivity within India and also contribute to greater regional connectivity to Africa.
“Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd will work on the Make in India project in India to support the high-speed rail project we jointly opened this morning. As part of bilateral agreements, the Japanese language will be taught in 100 schools and 1000 teachers of Japanese language will soon be trained, “said Mr. Abe revealing the support structure that will drive the High-Speed Train Project, also known as the Bullet Train.
In a warm speech, Prime Minister Modi welcomed greater Japanese participation in Indian business and said that the number of Japanese citizens living in India will increase in the coming year.