Prime Minister Modi and Abe Hold Informal Talks in Japan: Key Developments | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Japan to attend the 13th Annual India-Japan Summit, was received by Abe upon his arrival at Mount Fuji Hotel, Yamanashi Prefecture. , west of Tokyo. After lunch, the two prime ministers visited the FANUC industrial site, which specializes in automation. Here are the latest developments:

* On Sunday night, Abe held a private dinner in front of Modi in his personal villa near Lake Kawaguchi in Yamanashi. It was the first time that Abe invited a foreign political leader to his holiday home in the village of Narusawa, in the prefecture.

* PM Modi tweeted Sunday and wrote: "Very grateful to the PM @AbeShinzo for the warm welcome he's received at his home.I'm really honored by this gesture." PM Abe & m Also taught the Japanese way of eating food using chopsticks! " Last September, Modi had hosted Abe in his home state of Gujarat.

* PM Modi introduced to his Japanese counterpart two handmade stone bowls from rose quartz and yellow and hand dhurries woven, which were specially designed.

* Later, the two leaders took a fast train to Tokyo. The two leaders spent eight hours together in the scenic Yamanashi Prefecture, where they had informal talks and visited an industrial factory.

* Modi was informed of FANUC's various capabilities in robotics and automation. The two heads of government observed several illustrations of the operation of industrial robots. At the engine badembly plant, they witnessed the badembly of an engine by a robot in 40 seconds.

* In a message delivered on the day of the summit meeting of the two leaders, Mr. Abe said that India was the engine of the region and the prosperity of the world as a world power. The day that Japanese Shinkansen high-speed trains begin to circulate between Mumbai and Ahmedabad through cooperation will mark in the future a bright symbol of Japanese-Indian friendship, Abe said.

* At Monday's official summit, Modi will talk to Abe about various issues, including defense and regional security. In addition to bilateral issues, the two leaders should discuss regional and global issues, including the situation in the Indo-Pacific region.

* India also hopes to have some kind of synergy or integration between the Ayushman Bharat Modi program, which is the largest health insurance program of its kind in the world, and the Japanese program called Asia Health and Wellbeing Initiative.

* Prime Minister Modi said projects such as the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor and dedicated freight corridors reflected the high standard and "strength of our economic commitment".

* Modi's will also address the function of the Indian community in Tokyo and attend a series of business events and will address the business forum.

* This is the third visit of Prime Minister Modi to Japan and his 12th meeting with Abe since 2014.

(with agency inputs)