India, July 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Your Excellency, and my younger sister, Prime Minister Takaichi,
Members of the delegations of both countries,
Friends from the media,
Namaskar!
Konnichiwa!
It gives me great pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Takaichi on her first visit to India for the India-Japan Annual Summit.
She is not only Japan's first woman Prime Minister, but also a visionary and widely respected leader. Moreover, she hails from Japan's Nara Prefecture, which is an important centre of the shared Buddhist heritage of India and Japan.
Friends,
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