Countries & Regions
Expressing condolences at the passing of Mr. Ariel Sharon, former Prime Minister of the State of Israel
January 12, 2014
1. On January 12, Prime Minister Shinzo ABE sent messages of heartfelt condolences to His Excellency Mr. Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel and His Excellency Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the State of Israel at the passing of His Excellency Mr. Ariel Sharon, former Prime Minister of the State of Israel on January 11, in remembrance of his achievement.
2. On the same day, Foreign Minister Fumio KISHIDA also sent his deepest sympathies to His Excellency Mr. Avigdor Liberman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel.
(* The foregoing is a provisional translation. The date indicated above denotes the date of issue of the original press release in Japanese.)