Highlights: Narendra Modi one of my most dependable friends, says Japanese PM Shinzo Abe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Japan on a two-day visit to attend the 13th India-Japan Annual Summit. He arrived in Tokyo on Saturday evening.Before leaving for Japan, PM Modi said that India’s ties with Japan, both economic and strategic, stood completely transformed in recent years. He touted Japan as ‘one of the most trusted partners’ in India’s economic and technological modernisation.Here are the highlights of PM Modi’s Japan visit:
5:05pm IST
PM Modi leaves for Tokyo
2:30 pm IST
PM Modi at Abe’s holiday home
In a special gesture, Japan PM Shinzo Abe will host a private dinner for PM Modi at his holiday home in the Yamanashi prefecture, which is perhaps the first such reception to be extended to a foreign leader.
1:18 pm IST
Modi, Abe visit factory of industrial robot manufacturer
PM Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe visit a factory of industrial robot manufacturer in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo.
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12:50 pm IST
PM Modi gifts handcrafted stone bowl, dhurries to Shinzo Abe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday presented his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe two handcrafted stone bowls and dhurries made from rose quartz and yellow quartz stone sourced from Rajasthan.
A Jodhpuri wooden chest from Rajasthan with traditional work was also presented, an official said. The gifts were specially crafted on the occasion of Modi’s visit to Japan for the two-day India-Japan annual summit.
12:42 pm IST
Committed to support Make in India initiative: Abe
“We share a big win-win potential in all areas and Japan remains committed to supporting India’s economic growth and Prime Minister Modi’s Make in India initiative through high-speed rail, subways and other infrastructure, mobilising Japan’s world-leading technologies,” said Shinzo Abe .
12:40 pm IST
PM Modi one of my most dependable friends: Abe
Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was one of his most “dependable” friends and together with the Indian leader, he would like to strengthen bilateral cooperation to realise a free and open Indo-Pacific.
11:55 am IST
PM Modi, Shinzo Abe visit lakeside of Yamanaka
11:50 am IST
No negatives, only opportunities in India-Japan ties: PM Modi
“The India-Japan partnership has been fundamentally transformed and it has been strengthened as a ‘special strategic and global partnership,’” Modi told Kyodo News service as reported by news agency Associated Press. “There are no negatives but only opportunities in this relationship which are waiting to be seized.”
11:20 am IST
13th India-Japan Annual Summit to strengthen bilateral ties
The two-day summit beginning today will seek to review the progress in ties and deepen strategic dimension of the bilateral relationship.
9:25 am IST
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe receives PM Narendra Modi