Mumbai: Japanese Prime Minister Yukio
Hatoyama arrived here Sunday on his first official visit to
India.
The Japanese Premier who is leading a high level
delegation was received at the Chhatrapati Shivaji
International Airport by Maharashtra Health Minister Suresh
Shetty. Chief Protocol Officer Sumeet Mallik was also present
along with members of the Japanese consulate.
Hatoyama will visit Hotel Taj Mahal and Trident to pay
tributes to victims of 26/11 terror attacks and sign a
condolence book at Trident Hotel.
He will be received at Raj Bhavan by Governor SC Jamir
at 7.30 pm who will host a dinner in his honour later in the
evening.
Tomorrow, Hatoyama will interact with business leaders
including Ratan Tata before heading for New Delhi where he
will hold delegation level talks with his Indian counterpart
Manmohan Singh.
PTI
First Published: Sunday, December 27, 2009, 18:32