India and Japan have held the second meeting of their Act East Forum, during which they agreed to boost cooperation on connectivity projects in the North-East, a Japanese Embassy statement said.
The meeting of 'Japan-India Act East Forum' was held on October 8 under the co-chairmanship of Japan's Ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu and Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale.
Ambassador Hiramatsu emphasised on cooperation in the North-East region, ranging from connectivity to people-to-people exchanges and the need to come up with concrete projects, the statement said.
The forum witnessed lively discussions, in which the representatives from relevant Ministries and States of the NER shared their views, the statement said.