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PM Modi, Abe witness signing of MoU to turn Varanasi into a 'Smart City' 8/31/2014 12:01:38 AM Agencies NEW DELHI/KYOTO, Aug 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived today 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. In a second tweet he wrote, "Varanasi & Kyoto partner in Smart Heritage Cities programme Ambassador Wadhwa & Mayor Kadokawa sign MoU. PM @narendramodi & PM @AbeShinzo witness. (SIC)" The signing of the Partner City Affiliation MoU marks the launch of smart heritage city programme, between India and Japan. Under this, Varanasi - which is PM Modi's constituency - will be developed as a 'smart city', with cooperation and experience of Kyoto, the Japanese 'smart city' which is a confluence of heritage and modernity. Modi has also made a visit to Kyoto to see the experiment there considering that he intends to build 100 smart cities in India. Modi and Abe will have substantive summit meeting in Tokyo on September 1 during which the two sides will look at ways to take the Strategic and Global Partnership forward. Cooperation in the fields of defence, civil nuclear, infrastructure development and rare earth materials is expected to top the agenda of the discussions.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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