Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Sept 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be flying to Tokyo today to attend the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Modi will separately meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his trip to TokyBefore
Prior to the House of Councillors election on July 10, Abe, Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, was shot and killed on July 8 while giving a campaign speech in western Japan.
Abe and Prime Minister Modi were good friends. He expressed his sorrow over the passing of his “dear friend,” Abe, and noted that the former Japanese prime minister devoted his life to improving the world.
“PM Modi will be visiting Tokyo, Japan. He’ll be leaving in a few hrs from now today to attend the State funeral of former PM of Japan Shinzo Abe. PM will attend State funeral ceremony at Budokan which would be followed by a greeting occasion at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo,” India’s Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra tweeted.
“I am traveling to Tokyo tonight to participate in the State Funeral of former PM Shinzo Abe, I will be conveying heartfelt condolences to Prime Minister Kishida and Mrs. Abe on behalf of all Indians,” tweets Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
I will be conveying heartfelt condolences to Prime Minister Kishida and Mrs. Abe on behalf of all Indians. We will continue working to further strengthen India-Japan relations as envisioned by Abe San. @kishida230
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 26, 2022
