New Delhi,Aug 29-This Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fly to Kyoto to begin his Aug 30-Sep 3 Japan visit. This will be Modi’s maiden visit outside South Asia since he took office in May 2014.
The external affairs ministry on Thursday said the Indian prime minister will be received in Kyoto by his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, who will host him at dinner. Modi will also visit Kyoto, which has been added to the schedule as it “represents confluence of the civilizational heritage of India and Japan through Buddhism”. The Indian leader is also likely to meet the Japanese emperor.
But before the trip, the prime ministers of both nations exchanged tweets, where Modi tweeted his message in Japanese. Here are the tweets and their translations
I will visit Japan from August 30. I’m very excited, this visit will strengthen Indo-Japan relations. AbeShinzoFor me, this is a bilateral visit for the first time outside the Indian subcontinent . It had been planned for early July initially, but it wasn’t possible due to the circumstances in the parliament.
This is an elevated and new level of relationship with Japan, I am seeing this an opportunity to enhance cooperation in various fields on this visit to Japan.On my visit to Tokyo and Kyoto, I will interact with students, political leaders, and business executives, all the layers of the Japanese society.Through the test of time the friendship between India and Japan has flourished. We are a democracy committed to the promotion of peace and prosperity of this vibrant world.
-INDIA TODAY
