Japanese PM and Modi to visit Varanasi tomorrow
Author yuvamind
VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit ancient temple town in Varanasi of his Lok sabha constituency tomorrow.
The visit assumes significance as it comes against the backdrop of Partner City Agreement between Kyoto and Varanasi. Both leaders signed on Partner City Agreement during the Prime Minister ' s visit to Japan in August last year.
Abe, who is on a three-day day visit to India from today, along with Modi will attend the ' Ganga Arti ' , a beautifully choreographed ritual worship of the holy river performed daily at the fabled Dashashwamedh Ghat.
The ancient temple town, situated less than 15 kms from Sarnath where Buddha expressed his first speach upon attaining enlightenment, boasts of a special place in the religious and cultural consciousness of Japan as well as most of the South East Asian countries with sizeable Buddhist populations.
The Prime Minister today expressed his statement about Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and said that he is a great friend of India including notable leader.