Speaking with ANI on Tuesday, Saku Tsuneta, Vice Chair of the Committee in the National Space Policy Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, described it as one of the most important joint programmes undertaken by the two countries.
Discussions were held on the national space programmes of both countries, bilateral space cooperation, space situational awareness (SSA), space security, Quad space cooperation, industry-level cooperation and commercial space collaboration.
Speaking about the Chandrayaan 4 Mission, Director, Space Applications Centre (SAC/ISRO), Ahmedabad, said,"During a discussion about space programmes after Chandrayaan 3 success, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted us to take up the bigger challenges now."