PM flies to China

The Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has wound up his Two day long Japan visit. 

Before flying to China he desribed his visit to the island nation as "very productive and fruitful".

This was his second visit to Japan in less than two years. "This in itself reflects the great importance that India attaches to its relationship with Japan," Dr. Singh said 

PM is scheduled to meet his Pakistani counterpart in Beijing.

In the concluding hours of his visit PM met with his Japanese counterpart Taro Aso on Wednesday.

The two nations discussed wide range of topics during Manmohan's visit. But they failed to ink the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). On this issue the PM said "I look forward to an early conclusion of a high quality and mutually beneficial CEPA." 

In the civil nuclear energy sector New Delhi didn't get any firm assurance from Japan. But the PM was hopeful in this matter. Dr Singh said: "It is our sincere desire to strengthen and deepen our cooperation with Japan in civil nuclear energy".

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