Ahead of addressing the joint session of parliament, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was on Wednesday given a ceremonial welcome on the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were among those who formally welcomed Abe, who is on a three-day visit to India.
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Abe later left for Rajghat to lay wreath and pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial.
The Japanese prime minister arrived on Tuesday along with his wife Akie and a 243-strong business delegation representing top corporate houses of his country. He is scheduled to visit Kolkata on Thursday.
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