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 Australian Prime Minister Albany Gee.
In response to his condolences, he expressed his intention to take over Mr. Abe's will and work to further strengthen relations between the two countries.
The telephone talk between Prime Minister Kishida and Australian Prime Minister Albany Gee took place on the 12th for about 10 minutes.
In this, Prime Minister Albany Gee expressed his condolences for the death of former Prime Minister Abe, and in order to praise Mr. Abe who has contributed to regional security, he raised the Japanese flag in Sydney, Melbourne, etc. I introduced that I am doing the light-up that I imagined.
In response, Prime Minister Kishida expressed his gratitude and said, "We cannot forgive the unreasonable violence that occurred during the elections that are the basis of democracy. As the incumbent Prime Minister, Japan will not give in to violence. Defend the democracy of Japan. "
He expressed his intention to carry on Mr. Abe's wishes and work to further strengthen relations between the two countries.