{"id":1547622,"date":"2022-07-10T18:49:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-10T22:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1547622"},"modified":"2022-07-10T18:49:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-10T22:49:22","slug":"biden-speaks-to-japans-kishida-after-abes-death-trump-in-talks-about-attending-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-speaks-to-japans-kishida-after-abes-death-trump-in-talks-about-attending-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Speaks to Japan\u2019s Kishida After Abe\u2019s Death; Trump in Talks About Attending Funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-speaks-to-japans-kishida-after-abes-death-trump-in-talks-about-attending-funeral%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1547622&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> spoke to Japanese Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-fumio-kishida\">Fumio Kishida<\/a> on July 8 to offer condolences over the death of former Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-shinzo-abe\">Shinzo Abe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Abe, 67, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/shinzo-abe-taken-to-hospital-after-reportedly-being-shot-in-nara-suspect-arrested_4584646.html\">assassinated on July 8<\/a> in Nara, Japan, during a campaign speech backing his party\u2019s candidates ahead of a parliamentary election, by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/shinzo-abes-murder-suspect-reveals-motive-of-his-attack_4587147.html\">a man with a homemade gun<\/a>. Abe\u00a0was the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history, serving from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Biden called Kishida \u201cto express his outrage, sadness, and deep condolences on the tragic and violent shooting death of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo,\u201d according to a White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/07\/08\/readout-of-president-bidens-call-with-prime-minister-kishida-of-japan\/\">readout<\/a> of the call.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President underscored that he and the American people stand with the Prime Minister and the people of Japan in their time of mourning,\u201d the readout states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President noted the importance of Prime Minister Abe\u2019s enduring legacy with his vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific, and the establishment of the QUAD meetings of Japan, the United States, Australia, and India.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President noted our unwavering confidence in the strength of Japan\u2019s democracy and the two leaders discussed how Shinzo Abe\u2019s legacy will live on as we continue the important task of defending peace and democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/10\/biden-kishida-modi-albanese.jpeg\"><\/a> (L-R) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the Quad Fellowship Founding Celebration event in Tokyo, on May 24, 2022. (Yuichi Yamazaki\/Getty Images) <\/p>\n<p>The White House also published a joint statement on July 8 from Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing shock at Abe\u2019s assassination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbe was a transformative leader for Japan and for Japanese relations with each one of our countries. He also played a formative role in the founding of the Quad partnership, and worked<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden spoke to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on July 8 to offer condolences over the death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Abe, 67, was assassinated on July 8 in Nara, Japan, during a campaign speech backing his party\u2019s candidates ahead of a parliamentary election, by a man with a homemade gun. 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