India, Japan sign two agreements in Tokyo

November 16, 2012 17:49

Here's the detail on the two MoUs signed between governments of India and Japan today. (Check our post at 15:24 for the first brief by the MEA).

The first agreement was for cooperation on social security, and it was signed by Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, Ambassador of India to Japan, and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba.

The second pact signed was a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Atomic Energy of India and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan on cooperation in the rare earths industry in India.

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