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Japanese Prime Minister brings fraternity, meets friends in Mumbai | Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's visit to India provides the country an opportunity to build firm relations with that country as Japan under his leadership
has spoken of India as a pillar of the proposed relationship between India, Japan and leading Asian countries. Yukio Hatoyama is known as a man with a vision and
heart, who is looked upon by people to bring about an era of change. He is
considered
to be a leader, who will bring prosperity not only in Japan but throughout Asia
and the world at large. On Monday, Prime Minister Hatoyama had a meeting with
his long time friend from India, Vibhav Kant Upadhyay, the Chairman of the India
Centre Foundation (ICF). Upadhyay has been instrumental in securing the support
of the Japanese PM, particularly after the Post-Pokharan sanctions and on many
important issues concerning India during last several years, when he was the Leader
of Opposition in Japanese Parliament. Vibhav had convinced and persuaded Mr.
Hatoyama
to visit India and express solidarity with the country at the critical juncture,
when India faced the most serious terror attack on its democracy. PM Hatoyama
also acknowledged the role played by Vibhav in conceptualizing the Delhi-Mumbai
Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and persuading the leadership of both Japan and India
in making this dream a reality. On this occasion in the true spirit of UI, PM
Hatoyama met Mukesh Ambani, CMD of Reliance Industries and both discussed the
various aspects of collaboration between India and Japan, during this meeting.
Mr. Ambani has been one of the supporters of Indian Centre Foundation initiatives
to bring India and Japan closer. The Japanese PM also met Rajesh V Shah
Chairman
of the Mukund group. During the meeting PM Hatoyama expressed his support for
the forthcoming India-Japan global partnership forum 2010. "India-Japan Global
Partnership Forum 2010 is an initiative by India Centre and Vibhav. This forum
and events likes these are very important for further strengthening of relations
between the two countries", said Mr Hatoyama, adding that his government extends
full support to this initiative since such initiatives necessarily need the support
of the government to achieve the desired goals. This India-Japan Forum assumes
significance on account of the fact that it commemorates the 10th anniversary
of India-Japan global partnership agreement. The forum is expected to garner
participation
of at least 2000 people each from both India and Japan hailing from various walks
of life including industry, policy, culture and education etc. Prime Minister
Yukio Hatoyama is scheduled to meet top business leaders and policy makers in
Mumbai and Delhi. He will also have a meeting with members of chamber of
Commerce
and Industries in Mumbai. The Japanese Prime Minister is scheduled to sign an
agreement to create a Project Development Fund between Delhi-Mumbai Industrial
Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC) and Japan International
Cooperation
Agency (JICA) worth one thousand crores aimed to create 24 industrial nodes.
Another
agreement is to be signed between DMICDC and Japan External Trade
Organization
to create eco-friendly townships along the Delhi-Mumbai corridor. Earlier at the
start of his tour to India, PM Hatoyama on Sunday paid homage to the victims of
the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Hatoyama stayed in the Mumbai's Taj Hotel
expressing
his solidarity with Indian people making a strong statement against terrorism. |
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