Regarding the state funeral of former Prime Minister Abe, the Board of Directors of the House of Representatives Committee will examine the series of government responses and establish a council of representatives of the ruling and opposition parties to discuss the future state funeral. agreed.
Regarding the "state funeral" of former Prime Minister Abe on the 27th of last month, the government reported to the Diet last week that the cost would be in the mid-1.2 billion yen range, which is about 400 million yen lower than the preliminary estimate.
In response to this, the board of directors of the House of Representatives Steering Committee agreed on the 20th to establish a council of representatives of the ruling and opposition parties.
At the council, we will examine the series of government responses and discuss the future state funeral, and we will adjust the specific discussion themes in the future.
Memorial speech Former Prime Minister Noda will make a formal decision on the 25th
In addition, at the board meeting on the 20th, it was officially decided that former Prime Minister Noda of the Constitutional Democratic Party would give a memorial speech to former Prime Minister Abe at the plenary session of the House of Representatives from 1:00 pm on the 25th of next week.
Mr. Moriyama, Liberal Democratic Party "Discussing the way of" state funeral "as the Diet"
Liberal Democratic Party leader Masahito Moriyama, who serves as the head of the ruling party's governing committee on the House of Representatives' Steering Committee, told reporters, "The government is also verifying the state funeral, but how the Diet should handle the state funeral. We will either think about it or discuss it," he said.
Mr. Kasa Ritami: “The response of the legislative body is very important”
At a press conference, Hiroshi Kasa of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, who serves as the lead opposition member of the House of Representatives Steering Committee, said, ``Even after the state funeral of former Prime Minister Abe, there are strong voices of opposition among the people. As the legislative body of the supreme body of the government, it is very important to deal with verification and future approaches from a position different from the government."