India and Japan sign civil nuclear deal

Post the bilateral summit both the leaders witnesses signing of agreements in wide range of sectors including the landmark civil nuclear agreement.

Tokyo, Nov 11 Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe formally met for the annual India-Japan bilateral summit here on Friday.

Post the bilateral summit both the leaders witnesses signing of agreements in wide range of sectors including the landmark civil nuclear agreement.

A landmark deal for a cleaner, greener world! PM @narendramodi and PM @AbeShinzo witness exchange of the landmark Civil Nuclear Agreement pic.twitter.com/1HPy72XJhi

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) November 11, 2016

PM Modi, who arrived here on Thursday, started Friday by calling on Japanese Emperor Akihito.

He also attended a meeting of the India-Japan Business Leaders' Forum and addressed a business luncheon of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Keidanren or the Japanese Business Federation.

Later, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Economy, Trade and Investment Minister Hiroshige Seko and former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori called on the visiting Indian Prime Minister.

This is Modi's second visit to Japan in two years.

(With agency inputs)

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