TOKYO, Nov 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called on Japanese Emperor Akihito ahead of the annual India-Japan bilateral summit later in the day.
MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup, who is travelling with the Prime Minister on his three-day visit to Japan, described it as a rare audience. “A rare audience that symbolizes the unique warmth between #IndiaJapan. PM @narendramodi greets His Highness Emperor Akihito of Japan,” he said in a series of tweets.
“Speaking of civilizations. PM @narendramodi and Emperor Akihito talk of the common bonds of #IndiaJapan and the future of Asia,” he said in another tweet.
This is was Mr Modi’s first official engagement after arriving here yesterday.
During the day’s packed programme, the Prime Minister will be meeting business leaders at a meeting of India-Japan Business Forum followed by another luncheon with the industrial tycoons. The annual summit meeting between Mr Modi and his Japanese counterpart will take place in the evening followed by the agreement signing ceremony. (AGENCIES)
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