Iran’s FM hails Shinzo Abe’s invaluable contributions to expansion of bilateral ties
The Iranian foreign minister has condemned the killing of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who died after being shot while campaigning for parliamentary elections, lauding his “invaluable contributions” to the development of Tehran-Tokyo ties.
In two posts in Persian and Japanese on his Twitter account on Friday, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian extended his condolences to the people and government of Japan.
銃撃(テロ)による安倍晋三元総理大臣の死去に際し、日本国民ならびに政府に対し、お悔み申し上げます。
— H.Amirabdollahian امیرعبداللهیان (@Amirabdolahian) July 8, 2022
傑出した政治家としての安倍元総理による、イランと日本との両国民間の関係発展をはじめとする、貴重なご貢献を忘れることはないでしょう。
"His invaluable services as a prominent politician, including [those that aimed to] develop relations between the two nations of Iran and Japan, will not be forgotten," the top Iranian diplomat tweeted.
Amir-Abdollahian also in a letter to his Japanese counterpart offered his condolences to Abe’s family as well as the Japanese government and people over the “inhumane” shooting incident.
He paid tribute to Abe as a prominent leader who played an important role in East Asian developments, saying the former Japanese premier took valuable initiatives with the aim of strengthening the Tehran-Tokyo relations.
The 67-year-old Abe, Japan's longest-serving leader, had been delivering a stump speech near a train station in the western city of Nara when he was shot by an assailant.
Japanese media said a man opened fire on Abe from behind with an apparently homemade gun.
Earlier in the day, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani condemned the “terrorist act” against Abe. "As a victim of terrorism that has lost prominent leaders [in attacks] by terrorists, Iran is following the news of Shinzo Abe’s assassination closely and with concern.”
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