New Delhi, Sep 6 (Agency) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met Akie Abe, the widow of assassinated former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, and said the late Japanese premier’s strategic vision will always serve as a guiding spirit. In a post on X, the EAM said: “The meeting with Mrs. Akie Abe this morning brought back so many memories of PM Shinzo Abe and his commitment to India – Japan friendship. “As our ties steadily progress, the strategic vision of PM Abe will always serve as a guiding spirit.”
In March this year, during a visit to Tokyo, the EAM had met Akie Abe and handed over a personal letter from PM Narendra Modi conveying his condolences on the passing away of Yoko Abe, the mother of late PM Shinzo Abe. Shinzo Abe, 67, was shot dead during an election campaign speech in Nara, Japan, on July 8, 2022. He was Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, having held office from 2006 to 2007, and then again from 2012 to 2020.