Japanese PM awarded ceremonial welcome

New Delhi, Aug.22: Ahead of addressing the joint session of parliament, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was today given a ceremonial welcome on the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan.

President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were among those who formally welcomed Abe, who is on a three-day visit to India. He later left for Rajghat to lay wreath and pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial.

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