Schedule of Prime Minister Mori's Visit to South Asia
(tentative)
| Saturday, August 19 | Morning | Departure from Tokyo International Airport at Haneda |
| Midday | Arrival in Dhaka (Zia International Airport) | |
| Afternoon | Japan-Bangladesh summit meeting (Prime Minister's Residence) Attendance at an opening ceremony of a health center for single mothers Courtesy call by opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Khaleda Zia Informal meeting with Japanese residents in Bangladesh |
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| Evening | State banquet hosted by Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina | |
| Sunday, August 20 | morning | Courtesy call on Bangladeshi President Shahabuddin Ahmed Laying of a wreath on a memorial of Bangladeshi independence and ceremonial tree planting |
| afternoon | Departure from Dhaka (Zia International Airport) Arrival in Islamabad (Chaklala Airport) Informal meeting with Japanese businesspeople, Japanese school personnel, and former Pakistani students in Japan |
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| Monday, August 21 | Morning | Courtesy call on Pakistani President Muhammad Rafiq Tarar Japan-Pakistan summit meeting |
| Midday | Working lunch hosted by Chief Executive Pervez Musharraf | |
| Afternoon | Departure from Islamabad (Chaklala Airport) Arrival in Bangalore (Bangalore International Airport) |
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| Tuesday, August 22 | Morning | Meeting with Japanese business representatives Tour of Wipro Corp. Tour of Infosys Corp. |
| Midday | Meeting with IT company representatives hosted by the Chief Minister of Karnataka Luncheon hosted by the Governor of Karnataka |
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| Afternoon | Departure from Bangalore (Bangalore International Airport) Arrival in Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport) |
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| Evening | Welcoming reception hosted by the Japan society of Delhi Dinner hosted by Prime Minister Mori for accompanying media personnel |
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| Wednesday, August 23 | Morning | Welcoming ceremony Laying of a wreath at Raj Ghat Courtesy call by Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh Courtesy call on Indian President Kicheril Raman Narayan |
| Midday | Luncheon hosted by President Narayan | |
| Afternoon | Courtesy call on Indian Vice-President Krishna Kant Japan-India summit meeting |
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| Evening | Dinner hosted by Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
| Thursday, August 24 | Morning | Policy speech (tentative) Courtesy call by Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi |
| Afternoon | Visit to Agra (Taj Mahal, etc.) | |
| Friday, August 25 | Morning | Departure from Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport) Arrival in Kathmandu (Tribhuvan International Airport) |
| Midday | Japan-Nepal summit meeting and official luncheon hosted by Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala | |
| Afternoon | Tour of the city (Patan) An audience with King Birendra Bir Bikram Departure from Kathmandu (Tribhuvan International Airport) |
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| Evening | Arrival in Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport) Departure from Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport)) |
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| Saturday, August 26 | Morning | Arrival at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda |
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