India's seeks Japan's help building LNG facilities

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India asked Japan on Tuesday to help build infrastructure needed to boost usage of liquefied natural gas (LNG) both in India and elsewhere in Asia, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said after a meeting with Japan's trade minister Hiroshige Seko.

India and Japan also discussed possibilities for joint venture energy projects in Asia and Africa, Pradhan tweeted after his meeting with Seko.

(Reporting by Nidhi Verma; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)