Puri (Odisha) [India], March 6 (ANI): Consulate General of Japan in Kolkata organised ‘An Evening in Japan’ in collaboration with the India-Japan Friendship Centre and the Hotel Association, Puri. The event, held on Thursday, aimed to promote Japanese tourism and cultural exchange between the two nations.
Addressing the gathering, Deputy Consul General of Japan Ashida Katsunori said he learned much about Puri during his visit and noted that education played a key role in Japan’s development. Katsunori also delivered a presentation on Japan as a major tourist destination.
Kunna Dash, President of the India-Japan Friendship Centre, told ANI that Puri is already attracting Japanese tourists. “I was born in Puri, and I lived in Japan for 35 years. The Japan consulate wanted a cultural exchange between Japan and India. Japan is surrounded by the ocean, and Japanese people like Puri due to the beach. If we further develop, Puri will attract more tourists,” Dash said.
Earlier on Thursday, a delegation of MPs led by Congress leader Manish Tewari paid a courtesy call to the State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kuunimitsu Ayano, according to a press release by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The minister described Japan and India as “Special Strategic Global Partners” that share fundamental values and expressed intent to steadily advance cooperation across fields including economy, investment, and innovation, based on the Japan-India Joint Vision for the Next Decade announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan last August. The Indian delegation said it wished to contribute to the further development of bilateral relations.
Furthering economic ties, the 7th Joint Committee Meeting under the India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) was held on March 2 in Tokyo. The meeting was co-chaired by Rajesh Agrawal, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Government of India, and the Senior Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan. (ANI)
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