New Delhi, May 2 (PTI) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met former Japanese foreign minister and senior leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party Fumio Kishida and discussed a broad range of strategic issues.

Swaraj met Kishida, Chairman of the Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party and former Foreign Minister of Japan, and held a "fruitful discussion, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.

India and Japan enjoy a special strategic and global partnership demonstrating growing convergence on a broad range of issues, he said.

"EAM @SushmaSwaraj and Chairman Kishida had a fruitful discussion on a broad range of issues from a strategic perspective," Kumar tweeted.

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