Japanese PM arrives on first official visit to India

December 27, 2009 05:27 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 07:00 am IST - Mumbai

Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, waves as his wife Miyuki, looks on before boarding a special plane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sunday. Mr. Hatoyama left for India for talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi. Photo: AP.

Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, waves as his wife Miyuki, looks on before boarding a special plane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sunday. Mr. Hatoyama left for India for talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi. Photo: AP.

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, arrived here today on his first official visit to India.

The Japanese premier who is leading a high level delegation was received at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport by Maharashtra Health Minister Suresh Shetty. Chief Protocol Officer Sumeet Mallik, was also present along with members of the Japanese consulate.

Mr. Hatoyama will visit Hotel Taj Mahal and Trident to pay tributes to victims of 26/11 terror attacks and sign a condolence book at Trident Hotel.

He will be received at Raj Bhavan by Governor S. C. Jamir, at 7.30 p.m. who will host a dinner in his honour later in the evening.

Tomorrow, Mr. Hatoyama will interact with business leaders including Ratan Tata before heading for New Delhi where he will hold delegation level talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh.

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