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Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit to review and strengthen Indo-Japan strategic relations. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Hayashi will hold wide-ranging talks later in the day.
"We warmly welcome FM Hayashi of Japan @MofaJapan_en to India for the 15th India-Japan Ministerial Strategic Dialogue to be held later," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Twitter.
"Extensive discussions on various areas of a special strategic and global partnership between India and Japan are on the agenda," he said.
This is Hayashi's second visit to India in the last five months.