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Japan PM Shinzo Abe’s India visit postponed


13 December 2019  

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NEW DELHI: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to India, which was scheduled to be held in Guwahati next week, has been postponed amid violent protests in the northeast over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

“Both sides have decided to defer the visit to a mutually convenient date in the near future,” foreign ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted. On Thursday, Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and the country’s Home Minister called off their visits to India in the midst of the agitations in the northeast.

The talks between PM Modi and Abe was due to take place from December 15 to 17.

A Japanese media report had said he may consider canceling the visit amid violent protests. On Wednesday, protesters pulled down hoardings erected in central Guwahati to welcome  Abe.

(Agencies)

Publish Date : 13 December 2019 18:13 PM

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