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#Anti-CAB Impact : Summit Between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Postponed, Says MEA
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In view of the widespread protests in Assam over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 , the Ministry of External Affairs have announced that the Japan PM Shinzo Abe’s proposed visit to India for a bilateral summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been postponed.
MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted, “With reference to the proposed visit of Japanese PM @AbeShinzo to India, both sides have decided to defer the visit to a mutually convenient date in the near future.”
With reference to the proposed visit of Japanese PM @AbeShinzo to India, both sides have decided to defer the visit to a mutually convenient date in the near future.
— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) December 13, 2019
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was expected in India on a three-day trip for annual summit talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi from December 15-17. But due to the deteriorating security situation in Guwahati, the planned venue of the meeting, the meeting has been postponed.