New Delhi,The Japanese side has
informed the Ministry of External Affairs that they would issue multiple entry
visas for short-term stay to Indian nationals (ordinary passport holders) for a
period of stay of 15 days with a validity up to three years with effect from
3rd July, 2014. Those who have fulfilled certain conditions and who have an
Ordinary Machine-Readable passport (MRP) in compliance with International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards are eligible to apply in any of the
Japanese Embassies/Consulates in India and abroad. It is expected that this
will help increase the number of Indian tourists to Japan and improve
convenience in business activities, thus further increasing exchanges between
India and Japan.
India has a Strategic and Global partnership with Japan. There is a mechanism
of Annual Summit Meeting. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid an official
visit to India on 25-27 January 2014 where he was also the Chief Guest at the
Republic Day celebrations. Both sides have an elaborate architecture of
dialogue mechanisms in all sectors, which are being held regularly. Some
specific infrastructure projects being pursued with financial and technical
assistance from Japan include the Delhi Metro, Western Dedicated Freight
Corridor, Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor, and the Chennai-Bengaluru
Industrial Corridor.
This Information was given by the Minister of state in the Ministry of External
Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs Gen. Retd. Dr. V. K. Singh in Lok Sabha
today.
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