In pictures: The first day of Narendra Modi’s Japan visit

A meeting with former Prime Minister Mr Shinzo Abe

Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism minister’s extends warm reception to Gujarat business delegation led by Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Koichiro Gemba receives Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi

Tokyo/Ahmedabad, 23 July 2012

On first day of his Japan visit, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today shared details of Gujarat’s visionary projects during his busy schedule meeting senior ministers of Japan, opening doors of further co-operation. He thanked the ministers for finding time to meet him despite Japan’s parliament being in session now.

During his discussion with Japan’s Minister for Trade and Industry (METI) Mr. Yukio Edano, Mr. Modi discussed Japan’s collaboration in extending Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) via Ahmedabad to Dholera-Bhavnagar-Kalpsar, proposed Ahmedabad-Mumbai-Pune Bullet Train and developing Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad-Dholera Metro project on the lines of Bullet Train.

He explored possibilities of Japan’s technical collaboration for the proposed Special Investment Region (SIR) at Dholera and Kalpsar dam-cum-tidal energy project across the Gulf of Cambay, Ahmedabad wastewater management project, canalizing river channels in Dholera region and starting Japanese language classes in Gujarat.

He said that two Japanese Industrial Zones to be set up by Japan would open the doors of Japan’s SME sector’s of collaboration with their counterpart in Gujarat.

The Chief Minister invited Mr. Edano to participate as ‘partner country’ third time in the forthcoming Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’ Summit (VGGIS) in January 2013, and set up a METI Centre in Ahmedabad,

During his meeting with Japan’s Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Mr. Yuchiro Hata, Mr. Modi discussed the progress of DMIC and starting flight between Ahmedabad and Tokyo, and to start a joint venture in research on renewable sources of energy with Gujarat. He appreciated Japan’s fast recovery from the destruction caused by tsunami to redeployment in the economic development.

Mr. Modi’s courtesy meeting with former Prime Minister of Japan Mr. Shinzo Abe was also very fruitful, recalling the cooperation during the last two VGGIS and building a majestic temple of Buddha in Gujarat.