After Sabarmati, Modi, PM Abe visit Sidi Sayyid mosque in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Ahmedabad on September 13 evening and was treated to a warm hug from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Japnese PM, accompanied by his wife Akie Abe, is on a two-day visit to India, to attend the annual summit between the two countries.
However, the highlight of Abe’s fourth visit to India is on September 14 when the Japanese Prime Minister will lay the foundation for India’s first bullet train to run between Mumbai and Sabarmati.
Japan is paying for 81 per cent of the project cost through a soft loan which will be paid back by the Railway Ministry at an interest rate of 0.01 per cent over 15 years.
Abe was accorded a ceremonial reception on his arrival at the Ahmedabad Airport, on September 13.
Cultural performances continued as Modi and Abe headed towards the Sabarmati Ashram to take tour of Hridaykunj.
Abe will undertake a two-day official visit to India from September 13 to hold the annual India-Japan Summit with Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar, the capital of the Prime Minister’s home state Gujarat.
“I look forward to welcoming PM @AbeShinzo. I will be hosting him in Gujarat in our fourth annual summit together,” Modi tweeted in English as well as in Japanese.
“PM @AbeShinzo and I will attend a wide range of programs on 13th and 14th September 2017, aimed at further boosting India-Japan ties,” he added.
In another tweet, he said the two leaders would attend a program to mark the start of work of India’s first high-speed rail project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai.
The train is expected to significantly reduce travel time between the two cities. Japan is a pioneer in high-speed rail networks, and its Shinkansen bullet train is among the fastest in the world.
Modi and Abe will review the recent progress in the multifaceted cooperation between India and Japan under the framework of their ‘Special Strategic and Global Partnership’ and will set its future direction.
The Indian and Japnese Prime Minister will have Gujarati thali for dinner at ‘Agashiye’ restaurant located near the mosque, Patel added.
On September 14, Abe and Modi will attend the ground breaking ceremony for the ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project, commonly referred to as the Bullet Train project.
Later that day, both the premiers will hold the 12th India-Japan annual summit at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar.

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