As Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned from Japan after his five-day visit today, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj went to the Indira Gandhi International Airport to receive him as she was elated over the success of the trip.

"EAM @SushmaSwaraj ji told me that the visit has generated lot of positivity & optimism in India about our ties with Japan. Glad to know," Modi tweeted later.

Sources said Swaraj decided to go to the airport to meet Modi especially to convey her happiness over the "success" of the visit. She was seen telling something to Modi as he came down from the special plane and the two shared a laugh.

Normally, for the past several years, no minister receives the Prime Minister at the airport when he returns from a foreign tour.