Will fully cooperate in modernisation of Varanasi, says Kyoto deputy mayor
Noting that there are several similarities between Varanasi and Kyoto, deputy mayor of the Japanese city Kenichi Ogasawara on Thursday said his country’s government and industries will fully cooperate in the modernisation of the holy city.
The Japanese deputy mayor, who reached here on Thursday, held an open meeting with district municipal corporation officials, local MLAs and local corporators to discuss plans for development of the temple town on the lines of Kyoto. Ogasawara’s visit comes in the wake of a Sister City Partnership Agreement signed between Kyoto and Varanasi during prime minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Japan.
Ogasawara said in a deal between any two cities, works are mostly carried out by Japan’s private industries, but here the Kyoto-Varanasi agreement was signed in front of Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe.
The Japanese deputy mayor, who reached here on Thursday, held an open meeting with district municipal corporation officials, local MLAs and local corporators to discuss plans for development of the temple town on the lines of Kyoto. Ogasawara’s visit comes in the wake of a Sister City Partnership Agreement signed between Kyoto and Varanasi during prime minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Japan.
Ogasawara said in a deal between any two cities, works are mostly carried out by Japan’s private industries, but here the Kyoto-Varanasi agreement was signed in front of Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe.