Tokyo [Japan], August 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed gratitude towards the Indian group for the nice and cozy welcome in Tokyo and mentioned that he’s ‘deeply touched by the heat and affection’ that he obtained upon his arrival.
PM Modi praised the Indian group in Japan for his or her contribution to Japanese society and recommended their dedication to preserving their cultural roots.
‘Deeply touched by the heat and affection of the Indian group right here in Tokyo. Their dedication to preserving our cultural roots whereas contributing meaningfully to Japanese society is actually commendable,’ PM Modi mentioned in a put up on X.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyo on Friday morning, the place he was welcomed by the members of the Indian and Japanese communities with cultural performances.
PM Modi additionally knowledgeable about his scheduled assembly with enterprise leaders so as to add ‘vigour’ to India-Japan commerce and funding ties.
‘In a number of hours from now, I will likely be interacting with a bunch of enterprise leaders with a deal with including vigour to India-Japan commerce and funding ties,’ PM Modi mentioned.
Upon PM Modi’s arrival in Tokyo, A gaggle of Japanese individuals dressed up in Rajasthani apparel welcomed PM Modi with a standard people tune. Another group carried out numerous classical dances, together with Mohiniyattam, Kathak, Bharatnatyam and Odissi.
‘It was such a terrific likelihood to carry out for Prime Minister Modi. I’m very blissful. I carried out Mohiniyattam, a classical dance type from South India. I’ve greater than 25 years of expertise. This dance is a person dance type, however for Prime Minister Modi, we made it a bunch efficiency,’ one of many Japanese artists mentioned.
Another Japanese artist who carried out Kathak mentioned performing in entrance of PM Modi is sort of a gold medal for us.
‘We carried out Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Mohiniattam and Odissi collectively, on reside music… This is the third time I got here in entrance of him, however that is the primary time I bought to be near him. This is sort of a gold medal for us,’ she mentioned.
PM Modi additionally interacted with members of the Indian diaspora, who warmly welcomed him with chants of ‘Bharat Mata ki jai.’
This marks PM Modi’s first standalone go to to the nation in almost seven years, geared toward deepening bilateral ties and advancing the Special Strategic and Global Partnership with Japan.
The go to comes on the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. During the summit, PM Modi will maintain in-depth talks together with his Japanese counterpart, reviewing progress throughout a number of domains and exchanging views on regional and international problems with mutual curiosity.
Following the Japan go to, he’ll journey to China from August 31 to September 1 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin. (ANI)