Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is on a three-day visit to India and was accorded a formal welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday. She was also accorded the ceremonial guard of honour.
During the reception, India’s PM Narendra Modi introduced his cabinet colleagues and other dignitaries to the Japanese PM.
Japan on Thursday expressed its excitement to visit India as Takaichi arrived in New Delhi, and writing in a post on X, the Japanese Cabinet Public Relations Officer said, "Our heartfelt thanks for your warm welcome. We are very much excited to be visiting India!"
Earlier on Wednesday, Union MoS of Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, received Takaichi upon arrival and said, "Privileged to receive and welcome Her Excellency Sanae Takaichi, Prime Minister of Japan, on behalf of the Govt of India, on her arrival at Palam Technical Airport, New Delhi, late this evening, on a 3-day visit to India where her engagements include the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit".
The visit assumes special significance in the backdrop of growing strategic partnership between the two countries."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Sanae Takaichi to India, saying he was "delighted" to host her on her first visit to the country and looked forward to discussions aimed at further strengthening the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership. In a post on X following Takaichi's arrival in New Delhi, Prime Minister Modi said the two leaders would hold wide-ranging discussions covering bilateral and regional issues.
"A very warm welcome to India, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. We are delighted to host you on your first visit to India, and I look forward to our wide-ranging discussions tomorrow that will further deepen the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership. Through our joint efforts, we will continue to advance peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific and beyond," he added.
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