Dynamite News PM Narendra Modi departs for Japan for annual summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday left for a two-day visit to Japan for the 13th India-Japan Annual Summit. He will arrive in the East Asian country in the evening.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday left for a two-day visit to Japan for the 13th India-Japan Annual Summit. He will arrive in the East Asian country in the evening.
Visiting a valued friend & a partner in our progress!
PM @narendramodi emplanes for #Tokyo to hold the 13th #IndiaJapan Annual Summit with PM of Japan @AbeShinzo. On the agenda - opportunity to review the progress in our ties & deepen strategic dimension of our relationship. pic.twitter.com/sRT3JsVfuMAlso Read | PM Modi to welcome his Japanese counterpart in Ahmedabad
— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) October 27, 2018
Before leaving for Japan, the Prime Minister, in his departure statement said that India's ties with Japan, both economic and strategic, stood completely transformed in recent years.
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Prime Minister Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, are expected to hold wide-ranging talks in strengthening collaboration in key areas such as Defence, security, Indo-Pacific cooperation and technology during the annual summit slated to be held on October 28 and 29. (ANI)