TOKYO, April 13 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release:

On March 13, commencing at 1:20 p.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. HORII Iwao, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, received a courtesy call by the delegation of members of Business Co-operation Committees of Japan and India, co-headed by Mr. Rohit Relan, Co-Chairman, India-Japan Business Co-operation Committee and Mr. YASUNAGA Tatsuo, Chairman, Japan-India Business Co-operation Committee. The overview is as follows:

State Minister HORII stated that Japan and India are "Special Strategic Global Partners" which share fundamental values and expressed her gratitude for the activities of Business Co-operation Committees of Japan and India, w...