PM Modi Announces One Day National Mourning On July 9 As A Mark Of Respect For Abe

Mumbai: After news of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe succumbing to his gunshot wound, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his shock at the grim development. The PM declared one-day national mourning on July 9 as a mark of the country’s ‘deepest respect’ for Abe.

“As a mark of our deepest respect for former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, a one-day national mourning shall be observed on 9 July 2022,” PM Modi tweeted.

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Abe, who is credited with furthering ties between India and Japan during his tenure, also met Modi on previous occasions.

Recalling his most recent meeting with the late leader, PM Modi said he had not imagined that this would be his last engagement.

“During my recent visit to Japan, I had the opportunity to meet Mr Abe again and discuss many issues. He was witty and insightful as always. Little did I know that this would be our last meeting. My heartfelt condolences to his family and the Japanese people,” the Prime Minister said in a tweet.

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“Mr. Abe made an immense contribution to elevating India-Japan relations to the level of a Special Strategic and Global Partnership. Today, whole India mourns with Japan and we stand in solidarity with our Japanese brothers and sisters in this difficult moment,” he added.

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After the early morning attack on Abe, who was delivering an election campaign speech in Japan’s Nara prefecture. Abe had fought for his life in a critical condition after being shot. Abe was airlifted to a hospital but he was not breathing and his heart had stopped, officials in Japan said.

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