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Press Release No.2
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NEW DELHI: December 15, 2006

JAPAN-INDIA FRIENDSHIP YEAR 2007 LAUNCHED

1. The Japan-India Friendship Year 2007 was jointly launched by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, at a function held in Tokyo, on 14 December 2006, to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Cultural Agreement between Japan and India.

2. On the occasion, the two Prime Ministers also jointly issued the official logo mark for the Japan-India Friendship Year 2007 (copy attached herewith).

3. At the same time, Prime Minister Singh also declared open the Festival of India in Japan.

Logo: Japan Year in India 2007