The Prime Minister of Cuba, Manuel Marrero, attended the state funeral of the former president on Tuesday Japanese Shinzo Abe, at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, the capital of the Asian country.
The ceremony held this Tuesday had the participation of dignitaries and representatives from all latitudes, assured the Cuban head of government on his Twitter account quoted by the Cuban News Agency (ACN).
On the afternoon of September 27, local time, we participated in the state funeral for the former prime minister of #Japan, #AbeShinzo.
The ceremony was attended by dignitaries and representatives from all latitudes. pic.twitter.com/Z9r1b0CC99– Manuel Marrero Cruz (@MMarreroCruz) September 27, 2022
With flowers, prayers and a 19-gun salute, Japan honored Shinzo Abe on Tuesday at the first state funeral for a former prime minister in 55 years, a ceremony that has become as controversial as he was in life. agencies like Reuters.
According to this source, around 4,300 people attended the ceremony, along with at least 48 current or former government figures, and other guests such as US Vice President Kamala Harris and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Shinzo Abe was the first Japanese Head of Government to visit Cuba, in 2016, and his presence in the Caribbean nation opened a new chapter in the strengthening of diplomatic ties between the two countries. After his assassination on July 8, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez decreed an official day of mourning.
The relationship between the largest of the Antilles and Japan goes beyond political affiliations, it has always been sincere, of friendship and cooperation, assured the Caribbean Prime Minister who traveled at the head of the Cuban delegation to participate in the funeral.
On his second day in Japan, Marrero exchanged with members of the Cuban state mission, Cuban residents and representatives of solidarity organizations with the largest of the Antilles.
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According to this source, another of the activities of the Caribbean head of government was the virtual meeting with the Cuban baseball players who are contracted by the Japanese League, whom he congratulated for the results achieved.
The visit will strengthen the ties of friendship and cooperation and identify possible businesses for mutual benefit, in areas such as tourism, the environment and renewable energy, thus marking a new stage in relations with Japan, ACN points out.
