Azmin Ali to represent PM at Shinzo Abe's state funeral in Tokyo

A file picture of late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was gunned down while campaigning for a parliamentary election, is seen at Headquarters of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo, Japan on July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

PUTRAJAYA: International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali will represent Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob at the state funeral ceremony for former Japanese prime minister, the late Shinzo Abe, on Sept 27 at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo.

The Foreign Ministry, in a statement Monday (Sept 26), said the ceremony includes a greeting session with Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, in the presence of Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi.