Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the Shinzo Abe Memorial Corridor symbolises the strategic, cultural, and diplomatic ties between India and Japan.
Adityanath was addressing a gathering at the Rudraksha International Cooperation and Convention Centre in Varanasi. The chief minister and Akie Abe, wife of former Japanese PM the late Shinzo Abe, jointly inaugurated the corridor on the occasion. The gallery features an exhibition of photographs taken during that visit, including images of him participating in the Ganga aarti. “The Abe Memorial Corridor is a living classroom for the new generation.
Shinzo Abe, the then Japanese PM, had visited Varanasi in December 2015 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Every young person who comes here will be able to learn how a far-sighted leader can give a new direction to the future of two countries,” the chief minister said. “Japan is the Land of the Rising Sun, and Uttar Pradesh is the Land of the Sun Dynasty, meaning Lord Ram was born in that Suryavansh, which is why Uttar Pradesh is the Land of the Sun Dynasty,” he said. “The friendship between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe during Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan as chief minister of Gujarat in 2007, and their relationship steadily strengthened since then,” he said.
She noted that the Rudraksh centre in Kashi was built at his initiative and the idea for it was discussed when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Japan. She recalled the affectionate relationship between Modi and her husband and became emotional while speaking about their bond.
The UP government and Yamanashi Prefecture are jointly developing a green hydrogen pilot project to promote clean energy in Uttar Pradesh, he said. Earlier reporting noted: “I was very happy to be invited to participate in this event,” she said, news agency ANI reported.
Earlier reporting noted: Akie Abe and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath jointly inaugurated the ‘Shinzo Abe Memorial Corridor’ at the Rudraksh Convention Centre. Earlier reporting noted: ‘Very happy’: Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe’s widow tears up as memorial corridor opens in Varanasi Akie Abe, the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was moved to tears in Varanasi on Wednesday as India and Japan opened a memorial corridor honouring her husband and his close friendship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
