GUWAHATI: The 14th edition of India-Japan annual Summit is likely to be held in Guwahati wherein Prime Ministers of both the countries are said to be participating in the event.
Although the dates for the two-day summit have not been officially announced, but the summit is expected to take place in December 15-17.
The Indian side are now waiting for an approval from the Japanese counterpart for the confirmation of the venue. While Guwahati is reportedly the first choice, Odisha capital Bhubaneshwar has emerged as the top contender.
It is to be mentioned that the two Prime Ministers, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, are also scheduled to go on a cruise on the Brahmaputra River besides attending the cultural evening.
Earlier, the Government of Japan has decided to invest an amount of 205.784 billion Yen, equivalent to approximately Rs.13,000 crore, in several ongoing as well as new projects in different states of India's North- Eastern region.
Some of the important projects in which Japan will collaborate include Guwahati Water Supply Project and Guwahati Sewage Project in Assam, Northeast Road Network Connectivity Improvement Project spread over Assam and Meghalaya, Northeast Network Connectivity Improvement Project in Meghalaya, Bio-diversity Conservation and Forest Management Project in Sikkim, Sustainable Forest Management Project in Tripura, Technical Cooperation Project for Sustainable Agriculture & Irrigation in Mizoram, Forest Management Project in Nagaland, etc.
The two leaders have met with each other thrice in the last about four months, and their previous meeting was in Bangkok on 04 November 2019.