Japan's PM Shinzo Abe 'deeply touched' by PM Modi's warm wishes over health concern

Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, that he is “deeply touched” by PM Modi’s warm words following Abe’s resignation due to health concerns. Prime Minister Modi h expressed anguish over medical condition of Abe which forced him to anunced his resignation last week. 

PM Modi h said that he was “pained” to learn about Abe’s ill health, ding that bilateral relations have become deeper and stronger under his leership. While praying for his speedy recovery, PM Modi h shared a picture with Abe from 2018 when Japanese leer h invited a foreign political leer to his holiday home in vill of Narusawa for first time.

Replying to PM Modi’s tweet, Abe wished him best, hoping India-Japan partnership will achieve greater heights in future.

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Search for successor

Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister anunced his resignation on August 28 due to his deteriorating health condition after he suffered a relapse of ulcerative colitis. intestinal disease h caused trouble to outgoing PM in past as he h to resign during his first term as prime minister in 2007.

Abe would stay until his party decides on successor but LDP leer has declined to endorse any possible candidate, stressing that he should t push his preference on party. However, 65-year-old said that he would like to see someone on prime ministerial position with a strong vision, sense of responsibility and passion.

Several names for possible successor started doing rounds in local media after Abe’s resignation anuncement, which includes Deputy PM Taro Aso, chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga, Defense Minister Taro Ko, and Abe’s critic Shigeru Ishiba among ors. While 79-year-old Aso has long been considered as Abe’s successor, he anunced that he will t stand in party elections.

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