Washington DC, July 1 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Takeshi Iwaya, on the sidelines of the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting (QFMM) in Washington, focusing on preparations for the annual India-Japan Prime Ministerial Summit later this year.

S Jaishankar, in his opening remark, exuded confidence on adding to the dynamism and the quality of the relationship between both nations during the upcoming summit.

"Last month, our Prime Ministers - Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Ishiba had an opportunity to interact on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Canada, and we are now preparing for our annual Summit in Japan, and we are very confident that we could add to the dynamism...