IHRAM.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Vice President (VP) Ma’ruf Amin attended a “Greetings Occasion” to convey his condolences directly to Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Fumio Kishida and the wife of late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Akie Abe. , at Akasaka Castle, Tokyo,

“On behalf of the government and all the people of Indonesia, I express my sincere condolences on the passing of former Prime Minister Abe,” Vice President Ma’ruf Amin told Prime Minister Kishida at Akasaka Palace. , in Tokyo, on Tuesday afternoon.

The condolences were offered after Vice President Ma’ruf Amin attended a state funeral procession at Nippon Budokan, Choyota, Tokyo on Tuesday afternoon.

Vice President Ma’ruf also expressed his appreciation and respect for Prime Minister Abe’s leadership, especially in improving Indonesia-Japan relations into a strategic partnership.

“Prime Minister Abe’s contribution has strengthened the friendship between the people of the two countries. The Indonesian people will always remember him,” the vice president said.

In addition, the Vice President once again conveyed President Joko Widodo’s greetings and hopes to see each other again at the G20 Summit in Bali.

“I hope we can see Her Majesty again at the G20 summit in Bali next November,” the vice president said.

Not only expressing his condolences, on this occasion, the Vice President also conveyed his condolences directly to Akie Abe.

“Ms. Akie Abe, on behalf of the government and all the people of Indonesia, I express my deepest condolences on the passing of Mr. Shinzo Abe,” the Vice President said.

In Akie Abe, the Vice President revealed that the leadership and good services of the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will always be remembered by the people of Indonesia, especially in strengthening the friendship between the people of the two countries.

“Allow me to convey greetings from President Joko Widodo and Mrs. Iriana, as well as the hope that Mrs. Abe will always receive health and strength,” the vice president said.

The “Greeting Occasion” at Akasaka Palace brought together heads of state/government who attended former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s state funeral procession to express their condolences in person.

The speech was initiated by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida accompanied by Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu and Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, then wife of late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Akie Abe.

The time allotted to each Head of State or Government is one minute to convey his greetings and condolences.

In addition to Vice-President Ma’ruf Amin, several Heads of State/Government were also present, including President of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc, President of the European Council Charles Michel, President of Slovenia Borut Pahor, President of the Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe, Emir of Qatar Tamimbin Hamad Al Thani, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau , Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and US Vice President Kamala Harris.

In addition, several former Heads of State/Government were also present, such as former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull, former British Prime Minister Theresa May, former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel.