Japan to bar Putin from attending Shinzo Abe state funeral

[steveluv]

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Japan to bar Putin from attending Shinzo Abe state funeral
Tokyo to convey schedule to Taiwan and others that sent condolences

Russian President Vladimir Putin called former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe an "outstanding statesman" in a condolence message.   © Reuters
Nikkei staff writersJuly 22, 2022 23:37 JST

TOKYO -- The Japanese government is expected to refuse Russian President Vladimir Putin as a guest at the state funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this fall should he desire to attend, Nikkei has learned.

The Russian leader is subject to a de facto entry ban imposed in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Putin sent a condolence message after Abe was killed on July 8, calling him an "outstanding statesman" who "accomplished a lot towards the development of good relations between our countries."

It is unclear whether Putin has expressed a desire to attend the state funeral, which is reportedly planned for Sept. 27 at the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo.

Abe and Putin held multiple summits during the Japanese leader's tenure. Abe had made it a diplomatic priority to try to resolve a decades-old deadlock over northern islands that has stood in the way of a formal World War II peace treaty between the two countries.

Separately, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters Friday that Japan will inform Taiwan about the time and location of the event. The schedule will be conveyed to the countries with which Japan has diplomatic ties, as well as international organizations and regions, like Taiwan, that sent condolences.

Taiwanese Vice President William Lai traveled to Japan last week to attend a private funeral for Abe. Japan's Foreign Ministry said this was a "personal visit as a private individual."

[ER-3682]

Putin also don't want to go,Leaders of the World wanted to kill him.

[Meanmachine]

To Ban Putin or not makes no difference, after all S. Abe is gone, by banning him may or may not stop the on going Rus-Ukr war . . . It will alleviate the wounds a soft landing  of Russia can see the other side effect, there will be no winner, only loser and the rest of us will still suck thumb.🙄

[Kb27]

For the rest of his miserable life, Putin will be shunned and banned by the free world.

[inlinesix]

Putin can travel to PEK enough Liao 🤭

[Thaiyotakamli]

Maybe putin the one who order the assassination lol

[Meanmachine]

54 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

Putin can travel to PEK enough Liao 🤭

If we think about it carefully, Putin's doing can stop the world and think the rest world leaders shudder at his thoughts of ACTIONs.

 

While we want Peace & Solice at this pandemic moment, he wanted something else, How ironic !!

[Meanmachine]

6 minutes ago, Thaiyotakamli said:

Maybe putin the one who order the assassination lol

    I believe his moment has arrived at this most historic time, if you notice his right arm is always on guard mode,( as a former KGB agent ), he rather shoot first talk later type guy

[Brass]

4 hours ago, Kb27 said:

For the rest of his miserable life, Putin will be shunned and banned by the free world.

He is older than most of us...at 70.

He won't have too long to live so that's the least of his concerns.

[Windwaver]

9 hours ago, steveluv said:

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Japan to bar Putin from attending Shinzo Abe state funeral
Tokyo to convey schedule to Taiwan and others that sent condolences

Taiwanese Vice President William Lai traveled to Japan last week to attend a private funeral for Abe. Japan's Foreign Ministry said this was a "personal visit as a private individual."

Did Pinky or any of our senior ministers fly to Japan? Abe did come for for LKY.