Japanese team in state to strengthen ties
Nukaga Fukushiro
, arrived in Guwahati on Saturday for a three-day visit aimed at bolstering cooperation between Japan and Assam.
The delegation was welcomed at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport by Assam legislative assembly speaker Biswajit Daimary, state sports minister Nandita Garlosa, and chief secretary Ravi Kota.
On Sunday, the team will tour the IIT Guwahati and the Tata Semiconductor and Testing Facility on Sunday. Additionally, they will inspect projects in Assam that have received Japanese aid, before departing on Monday.
Chief minister
Himanta Biswa Sarma
during his visit to Japan in Jan this year had invited Fukushiro to Assam during a meeting with him.
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The CM extended a warm welcome to the visiting delegation. "A warm welcome to H E Nukaga Fukushiro and
Japanese delegation
to Assam. I am confident this visit will further strengthen the strong bond between Japan and Assam and give momentum to the strong headway made during my visit to the country earlier this year," Sarma posted on X.
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