New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Japan will be an opportunity to launch several new initiatives aimed at strengthening India-Japan relations.

Addressing a special briefing by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on the Prime Minister's visit to Japan and China, Misri said the visit would help open new avenues of cooperation and enhance resilience in the Indo-Pacific region.

"This will also be an opportunity to launch several new initiatives in order to build greater resilience in the relationship and to respond to emerging opportunities and challenges. Overall, the visit will consolidate our longstanding friendship. It will open fresh avenues of cooperati...