Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed on a commitment toward realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

They met after a summit of the Quad framework countries, which also include the United States and Australia, in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Kishida said it was very encouraging that the four nations were able to send a message about the importance of the rule of law and expressed strong opposition to unilateral change of the status quo by force. He thanked Modi for his positive engagement.

The two leaders agreed that Japan and India will cooperate to make sure a new economic framework for the Indo-Pacific, known as the IPEF, brings practical benefits to the region.

On bilateral relations, Kishida and Modi agreed that their nations should promote an arrangement to conduct their first joint exercise of fighter jets at an early date. The two countries decided in November 2019 to hold the drills in 2020, but they were postponed.

They also agreed to restart foreign and defense ministerial talks at an early date.

After the talks Kishida and Modi dined together for about an hour.