W.Ordan leaders paid tribute Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo AbeAfter he was mortally wounded during the campaign for his political allies on Friday morning.
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Fumio Kishida with tears in his eyes, the current Prime Minister of Japan, condemned the murder when he appeared before the Japanese reporters after the news of Abe's death. Kishida called Aibe “personal friend”, with whom he spent a lot of time.
Prime Minister India Naranga Modi, good friend Abe, announced This July 9 will be a national day of mourning in India as a sign of “deep respect” to the late Japanese leader. Modi remembered how he visited Aib on his last trip to Japan, noting that he did not expect this meeting to be their last.
Abe has achieved great success to improve diplomatic ties between Japan and India during his stay in his position, including signing Historical civil nuclear transaction in 2016Field
IN statementUS President Joe Biden said he was “stunned, outraged and deeply saddened” by news. “The longest employee Prime Minister of Japan, his vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region will withstand.” Abe encouraged Strong ties With Washington in his right in the nearest ten.
European leaders, including German Chancellor, Olaf Sholts and French President Emmanuel Macron, also shared their condolences. “We are carefully standing at Japan in these difficult hours,” – Sholts TwistedThe field “Japan has lost a great prime minister -minister”, Macron saidField
The President of the European Council Charles Michelle condemned the “cowardly” attack on Abe, whom he called a “real friend” and “cruel protector of multilaterally and democratic values”. The European Union is a large trade and investment partner of Japan.
In his statement, the Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanze said that Abe was one of the “close friends of Australia in the world arena.” During his first term in 2007, AIB initiated a four -sided alliance between Japan, India, the USA and Australia, which contributed to security and economic cooperation.
The outgoing Prime Minister Britain Boris Johnson He wrote on Twitter that Abe’s “global leadership” would be remembered. “Great Britain is with you in this gloomy and sad time,” he said.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sent his “deepest condolences” to the ABE family and Kishida on Twitter. While Japan is not a member of NATO, ABE paved the way for a stronger Partnership with a transatlantic alliance.
The representative of the Chinese embassy in Japan expressed shock about the murder of Abe In the statement And they increased condolences to his family. During his premiere, Abe tried to improve relations between Japan and China, but last year his comments about The independence of Taiwan Criticism from Beijing caused.
President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, said in his statement that “the international community has lost an important leader, but Taiwan also lost an important and close friend. Taiwan and Japan-OBA Democratic countries with the rule of law, and our government seriously condemns violent and illegal actions. ”
The President of South Korea, Yun Suk-yol, expressed his condolences to the Japanese people, condemning the shooting as an “unforgivable act of crime”.
Abe became the longest prime minister in Japan before resigning in 2020 due to poor health. Nevertheless, he remained one of the most influential politicians in modern Japan.
On the streets of Tokyo, local residents expressed unbelief. “The shooting of a famous figure, such as Shinzo Abe, the most long prime minister in Japan, deeply shocking,” said Time Cana Hayakawa, 36-year-old office worker Kanae Hayakawa. “And now I am afraid – the fact that such an incident occurred here in Japan reflects the social instability and discontent of people in society. I really hope elections on Sunday.”
– With reports by Mayako Shibata in Tokyo and Eloise Barry in London
