Shinzo Abe Gujarat visit LIVE updates: PM Modi reaches Ahmedabad to receive Japanese PM

The Japanese PM will inaugurate his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's ambitious bullet train project in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

IndiaToday.in  | Edited by Shashank Shantanu
New Delhi, September 13, 2017 | UPDATED 15:15 IST
Shinzo Abe and Narendra ModiJapanese PM Shinzo Abe will inaugurate PM Narendra Modi's ambitious bullet train project in Ahmedabad. (File Photo)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be landing in Ahmedabad shortly. During his two-day India visit, Shinzo Abe will be visiting Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.

The Japanese PM will inaugurate his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's ambitious bullet train project in Ahmedabad on Thursday (September 14).

HERE ARE THE LATEST UPDATES:

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Ahmedabad to receive Japanese PM Shinzo Abe.
  • The Japanese PM will be accorded a grand welcome in Ahmedabad. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Ahmedabad to receive Abe. The two leaders would then take a tour of Ahmedabad during an 8-km-long roadshow.
  • To welcome Shinzo Abe, the twin cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar have been decked up with shimmering fluorescent lights, and hoardings and banners on streets.
  • This is the fourth meeting between the Prime Ministers of both nations.
  • The mosque is also known as Sidi Saiyad ki Jali. The architectural marvel was built in 1573 and is located near the center of Ahmedabad Lal Darwaja.
  • Modi and Abe would then visit Sabarmati Ashram and iconic Sidi Saiyyed Mosque in the eastern part of the city famous for its intricate stone lattice work.
  • On Thursday, Abe and Modi will lay the foundation stone for the high-speed bullet train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai which is expected to be completed by 2022.

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