The Speaker of the House of Representatives Anita Demetriou, is visiting Japan, representing President Nicos Anastasiades at the state funeral of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe.
According to a Parliamentary statement, the official ceremony was held at the Nippon Budokan Stadium, Tokyo, in the presence of Heads of State and Government, Speakers of Parliaments and other dignitaries from various countries, who paid tribute to the memory of the deceased.
Prime Minister of Japan[/B] Fumio Kishida, Speaker of the House of Representatives Hosoda Hiroyuki and Speaker of the House of Councillors Hidehisa Otsuji delivered eulogies in memory of the deceased, praising his important work as Japan's longest serving Prime Minister while emphasizing his catalytic contribution to the prosperity and progress of the Japanese people.
Subsequently, Mrs. Demetriou attended an official ceremony at the Imperial Palace "Akasaka", where she conveyed the sincere condolences of the Cypriot Government and the House of Representatives and their unreserved solidarity to the Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida, the Secretary General of the Cabinet Hirokazu Matsuno, the Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and the family of the deceased, the statement concludes.
Source: CNA
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