Statement by Union Minister of Coal and Mines Shri G Kishan Reddy on Memorandum of Cooperation on Mineral Resources between India and Japan

Statement by Union Minister of Coal and Mines Shri G Kishan Reddy on Memorandum of Cooperation on Mineral Resources between India and Japan

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is currently in Japan to attend the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit along with the Prime Minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba. The Prime Ministers of both countries have committed to cooperate in multiple areas such as the economy, health, mobility partnership, AI, science and technology and critical minerals and rare earth elements.

The Ministry of Mines, Government of India’s Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan in the Field of Mineral Resources is a part of the ongoing efforts of the Government of India to establish and diversify the critical minerals supply chains which is essential to not only achieve our energy security, national security and food security objectives but also achieve the net zero emission goals.

The following areas have been identified for close collaboration

𝐀 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭!

Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi is in Japan to attend the 15th India–Japan Annual Summit with Japan’s Prime Minister, His Excellency, Shigeru Ishiba. Both leaders reaffirmed… pic.twitter.com/MdIVHXparr