Following the death of former Prime Minister Abe after being shot by a gun during his speech, Prime Minister Kishida had a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron and was told his condolences, but he inherited Mr. Abe's wishes. He conveyed his thoughts on contributing to the development of relations between the two countries.
The meeting between Prime Minister Kishida and French President Emmanuel Macron took place on the night of the 12th for about 15 minutes.
In this, President Macron expressed his condolences for the death of former Prime Minister Abe and said, "France was with Japan at the time of this hardship. Mr. Abe made a great contribution to the development of Japan-France relations." Said.
In response, Prime Minister Kishida expressed his gratitude and said, "We can never forgive the sneaky barbarism that occurred during the elections that are the basis of democracy. As the incumbent Prime Minister, we will not give in to violence. , Defend democracy. "
And he inherited Mr. Abe's wishes and conveyed his thoughts on contributing to the development of relations between the two countries.