Modi congratulates Abe, next may be Abe’s turn to do same

Modi congratulates Abe, next may be Abe's turn to do same


Ahmedabad, 19 December 2012

Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi congratulated leader of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party Mr. Shinzo Abe for leading the party to a resounding win in Japan’s recently concluded general elections.

Read this article by Somindu S to know the background of Modi – Abe relations.

In his message to Mr. Abe, the Chief Minister described Mr. Abe as a great friend of India and expressed confidence that the relation with Japan will be further strengthened in the coming years.

He extended an invite to Mr. Abe to visit Gujarat and once again invited Japan to participate in the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2013.

During his visit to Japan in 2012 Shri Modi had met Mr. Abe. The 2 leaders had even met when Shri Modi visited Japan in 2007. That time Mr. Abe was the Prime Minister of Japan.