New Delhi, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday.

Abe arrived here on Friday on a three-day official visit.

“Shinzo Abe, the prime minister of Japan called on President Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (Saturday),” the official Twitter account of Rashtrapati Bhavan said.

“Furthering a close and reliable partnership: PM Abe Shinzo calls on President Pranab Mukherjee,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.