Cebu, Oct. 28 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday held a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus in Cebu. Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties, with a focus on defence cooperation and regional security.

Rajnath Singh welcomed Shinjiro Koizumi and greeted him in Japanese. Recalling their previous meeting, Rajnath Singh expressed his pleasure at the progress in bilateral relations and reaffirmed India's commitment to deepening cooperation between the defence forces of the two countries.

In his remarks, Rajnath Singh stated, "As two leading democracies in Asia, India and Japan share a profound responsibili...