Locals in Hanoi lay flowers in memory of former Japanese PM Abe

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc is joined by a high-ranking delegation on July 11 at the Embassy located at 27 Lieu Giai street in Hanoi.

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President Phuc signs the book of condolence which mourns the loss of former PM Abe who passed away on July 8.

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The Vietnamese leader sends his condolences through the Chargé d'Affaires of the Japanese Embassy.

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The same day also sees Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh and a delegation from the Vietnamese Government visit the Japanese Embassy.

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PM Chinh commemorates former PM Abe by writing in the condolence book.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son shares the grief of Japanese people following the sudden passing of their former leader.

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Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung pays tribute to the former Japanese PM.

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US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Evans Knapper is also present at the Japanese Embassy in order to pay tribute to the former leader.

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Vietnamese people and Japanese people residing in Vietnam form a long line outside of the Japanese Embassy as they wait to pay their respects to the Japanese former leader.

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A woman carrying a white lotus flower pays tribute to the former Japanese PM.

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The former Japanese leader passed away on July 8 after being shot from behind during a campaign for a candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Nara Prefecture. Abe, 67, had been Japan's longest-serving PM after holding the position from 2006 to 2007, and again from 2012 to 2020.

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The Japanese Embassy announced that it will open a condolence book for late PM Abe from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. on July 11 and July 12 at the headquarters of the embassy at 27 Lieu Giai street in Hanoi. People coming to pay respect are requested to bring their identity cards to present them when entering and exiting the site.

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Locals in Hanoi lay flowers in memory of former Japanese PM Abe

VOV.VN - State leaders and local residents in Hanoi paid tribute to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam on July 8.