Anthony Albanese expressed shock at the shooting of Japan’s longest-serving prime minister on Friday.
Shinzo Abe remains the most consequential Japanese prime minister for relations with Australia, political leaders said on Friday, paying tribute to the architect of a landmark free trade deal and the Quad security dialogue.
“His insights and perspectives demonstrated his deep understanding of the motives, aims and aspirations of the key players,” she said. “We all have to hope and pray that he somehow pulls through. Australia has never had a better friend in Japan than Shinzo Abe, which is why we are so numbed by this appalling act.”“Right now we must hope and pray that he pulls through,” he wrote on social media.
“Speaking both for Japan and the Japanese people, I wish to state my great and whole-hearted gratitude for the spirit of tolerance and for the friendship that Australia has shown to Japan,” he said.
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