Japanese PM addresses Parliament
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who is on a three-day visit to India addressed the joint session of Parliament on Wednesday.
By INDIATIMES NEWS NETWORK |
NEW DELHI: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who is on a three-day visit to India addressed the joint session of Parliament on Wednesday.
Abe was 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.
The Japanese prime minister arrived in India 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.
Abe's visit is considered very important by India, which is hoping to start negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with Japan.
Apart from the 180 businessmen who are accompanying Abe, 12 vice-chancellors from top Japanese universities will hold an interactive session with directors of IITs - the aim being to start academic and science and technology exchanges between the two.
Abe is accompanied by almost 180 businessmen, many of them CEOs of top Japanese companies. Many of these companies, like Mitsui, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Honda and Orix, have started identifying potential areas of investment around the corridor.
Abe was 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.
The Japanese prime minister arrived in India 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.
Abe's visit is considered very important by India, which is hoping to start negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with Japan.
Apart from the 180 businessmen who are accompanying Abe, 12 vice-chancellors from top Japanese universities will hold an interactive session with directors of IITs - the aim being to start academic and science and technology exchanges between the two.
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Abe is accompanied by almost 180 businessmen, many of them CEOs of top Japanese companies. Many of these companies, like Mitsui, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Honda and Orix, have started identifying potential areas of investment around the corridor.
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