Ahmedabad, Sept 13: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived here for a two-day official visit. He was received at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and others. NSA Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar were also present. Japanese PM is accompanied by wife Akie Abe and a delegation of business captains also. Mr Abe is on a crucial two-day diplomatic engagement -- the 4th Modi-Abe Summit -- wherein the two leaders are expected to give the 'Special Strategic and Global Partnership' between the two countries its "future direction". Tomorrow the visiting dignitary will join Prime Minister Modi to lay the foundation stone of the 508-km-long Mumbai-Ahmadabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR). The first bullet train at the cost of Rs 1,08,000-crore is expected to be operational by 2022. There will be delegation level talks between two sides at around 1200 noon tomorrow. A few agreements are expected to be signed, Joint Secretary East Asia, Pranay Verma, has said. "The visit has a wide spectrum of agenda,’’ he has said. Mr Abe will also participate at an India-Japan Business Plenary session before leaving for Tokyo tomorrow. UNI
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