New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he looks forward to meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tianjin on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in China, as he embarked on a visit to China and Japan this evening.
In his departure statement, the PM also said he looks forward to his annual summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo.
The PM said he is embarking on a two-day visit to Japan for the 15th Annual Summit, at the invitation of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
During the Japan visit, the two leaders would focus "on shaping the next phase in our Special Strategic and Global Partnership, which has made steady and significant progress over the past eleven years...