PM Modi, Abe witness signing of MoU to turn Varanasi into a 'Smart City' in Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 21:00

PM Modi, Abe witness signing of MoU to turn Varanasi into a 'Smart City' in Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 21:00

New Delhi/Kyoto: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on Saturday at Osaka International airport in Japan on his maiden bilateral visit outside the Indian subcontinent, which is expected to open new vistas in the bilateral ties and take the Strategic and Global Partnership to a higher level.

Clad in a black princecoat, the prime minister met the Japanese delegates present at the airport to receive him. 

India and Japan signed the cultural agreement of Varanasi-Kyoto which focuses on how to preserve heritage while building smart cities. The agreement was signed between Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa and India`s Ambassador to Japan Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said.