印度日本首腦会談

Recently the Yomiuri News on-line reported the following:

新幹線技術の導入確認…麻生氏とインド首相会談

【グレーターノイダ（ニューデリー郊外）＝河野越男】麻生副総理・財務相は４日、訪問先のニューデリー郊外のグレーターノイダでシン首相と会談した。

　インドでの日本の新幹線技術の導入や、レアアース開発での協力を進めることを確認した。日印が原子力発電に関する技術協力などを行えるようにする原子力協定の締結交渉についても協議を進めていくことで一致した。

　日本の金融緩和などデフレ脱却の取り組みについて、シン首相は「非常に目覚ましい措置」と評価したという。麻生氏は記者会見で、日本の金融緩和に対し、アジア開発銀行総会など一連の会議で各国から懸念は示されなかったとし、「日本が好況になることはアジアのためにも世界経済のためにもなる」と述べた。

（2013年5月4日23時31分 読売新聞）

(試譯文)

On the fourth Finance Minister cum Deputy Prime Minister Aso conferred with Prime Minister Singh at a visiting place at Greater Noida at the suburb of New Delhi.

It confirmed further advancing the introduction of the Shinkansen technology of Japan to India, and the cooperation on the development rare earth. The Japan and India was in agreement in advancing deliberations to conclude negotiation for a nuclear agreement which would enable them to perform technical cooperation in nuclear power generation etc.

About the measure to break away from the deflation, such as Japan’s money market relaxation, Prime Minister Singh said that he estimated it as "a very remarkable measure". Mr. Aso at the press conference did no touch on the concern that would come from countries at a series of meetings, such as the Asian Development Bank general meetings about the money market relaxation by Japan. He just said "That Japan becomes prosperous would benefit both Asia and the world economy".

It seems that Japan is increasing its diplomatic ties with India.