Modi mourns Abe, hails strategic ties with Japan |
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Tokyo, Japan, and conveyed his “deepest condolences” to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for the death of former premier Shinzo Abe to Kishida during a meeting in Tokyo on 27th September. Abe, Japan’s longest serving prime minister, was assassinated during an election campaign meeting on July 8. Modi noted Abe’s contributions in strengthening India-Japan partnership as well in conceptualising the vision of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region. Modi and Kishida held a bilateral meeting, ahead of the state funeral for Abe. Officials said the two Premiers had a ‘productive exchange of views on further deepening bilateral relations’. They discussed a number of regional and global issues. Modi is among some 20 heads of state and government visiting Japan to attend the funeral. It is noteworthy that Abe and Modi elevated bilateral relations to the status of a special strategic and global partnership in 2014. Abe’s contribution to bilateral ties was recognised when India conferred the Padma Vibhushan on him in 2021.
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