Tokyo / New Delhi, May 11 (Hindustan Times). Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in Japan in the morning on a two-day official visit to attend the G-7 meeting. Indian Ambassador to Japan and Marshall Islands Sibi George received Sitharaman at Tokyo’s Haneda airport.
The Finance Ministry tweeted on Thursday that Sitharaman is on a two-day official tour. The Finance Minister will attend the G-7 Group of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting to be held in Niigata, Japan. According to the ministry, India has also been invited to this meeting.
According to the ministry, during her visit to Japan, Sitharaman will participate in bilateral and multilateral meetings with finance ministers of other countries. Along with this, she will also participate in the round table meeting of businessmen and investors. During this, Sitharaman will also address investors and industry people in Tokyo. In addition, she will address a symposium on ‘Economic Policy for Well-Being’ at the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting.
It is noteworthy that G-7 is a platform of 7 major industrial countries of the world Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain and America.
