PM Modi likely to visit Japan, China by end-August
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Japan and China later this month. The trip includes summit talks in Japan and potential participation in the SCO summit in China, marking his first visit there since the Ladakh standoff
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to travel to Japan and China beginning around August 29, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. In the first leg of his trip, Modi is expected to visit Japan to hold annual summit talks with his Japanese counterpart.
From Japan, he is likely to travel to China to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). If the visit to China takes place, then it will be the PM Modi’s first trip to the country after the eastern Ladakh border standoff.
The SCO summit will be held from August 31 to September 1. There is no official word on Modi’s planned visit to Japan and China yet.
