Head of Halk Maslakhaty to take part in funeral of Shinzo Abe

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received a letter from Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida. The message says that the head of the Halk Maslakhaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will take part in the state funeral of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe,  as reported by «Turkmenistan Today».

Kishida thanked the head of one of the chambers of the Turkmen parliament for decision to attend the funeral ceremony. It will take place in Tokyo on September 27.

The Prime Minister of Japan also expressed gratitude to Serdar Berdimuhamedov for the memorial dinner to honor Shinzo Abe. It was held by the head of the Halk Maslakhaty in Ashgabat on July 11. As part of this event, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted that the Japanese politician had great authority in the world arena.

On 8 July, Shinzo Abe was shot while delivering a campaign speech in Nara two days before the upper house elections. He was later pronounced dead in hospital.

20 авг 2022, 12:55
Photo source: tdh.gov.tm

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