PM Narendra Modi to receive Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Gujarat, for annual bilateral summ

At the invitation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, will undertake an official visit to India on September 13 and 14, 2017.

Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Abe will hold the 12th India-Japan Annual Summit, at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on the 14th of September. The two leaders will deliver statements to the media.

An India Japan Business Plenary is scheduled the same day.

This will be the fourth Annual Summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Abe.

The two leaders will review the recent progress in the multifaceted cooperation between India and Japan under the framework of their 'Special Strategic and Global Partnership' and will set its future direction.

The two leaders will attend a public function to mark the commencement of work of India’s first high-speed rail project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, on 14th of September.

The train is expected to significantly reduce travel time between the two cities.

Japan is a pioneer in high-speed rail networks, and its Shinkansen bullet train is among the fastest in the world.

The city of Ahmedabad will greet Prime Minister Abe with an elaborate civic reception on 13th of September, showcasing the cultural diversity of India, through a series of performances.

The two Prime Ministers will visit Sabarmati Ashram, established by Mahatma Gandhi on the banks of the Sabarmati River. They will then visit the "Sidi Saiyyed Mosque?" – a famous 16th century mosque in Ahmedabad. The two leaders will also visit Dandi Kutir, the museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, at the Mahatma Mandir.

On one side, the pothole-ridden roads of Ahmedabad are getting a quick makeover, while on the other, the state government bureaucrats are getting new visiting cards printed in Japanese.

All this in order to host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This gesture is being seen as a reciprocation of Abe’s hospitality shown in November 2016. The Japanese Prime Minister will be treated to authentic Japanese and Gujarati cuisine, though a Chinese President Xi Jinping-Modi like tête-à-tête may not take place, according to government sources.

Sabarmati railway station, the venue for the ground breaking ceremony of the Rs 98,000-crore Ahmedabad to Mumbai high-speed rail project, popularly known as the bullet train, which will be chaired by Modi and Abe has also undergone a facelift.

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