Manmohan Singh to visit Japan in December

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will pay an official visit to Japan from December 13 to 16 at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe.

The Prime Minister will hold discussions with Mr Abe on various bilateral, regional and international issues. ''The visit is expected to further strengthen the India-Japan Global Partnership that was imparted new strategic orientation during the visit of the then Prime Minister of Japan, Mr.Junichiro
Kozumi, to India in April 2005,'' an External Affairs Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.