Published 20:45 IST, November 29th 2019
PM Modi condoles demise of former Japanese premier
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of former Japanese premier Yasuhiro Nakasone, hailing him as the architect of modern India-Japan friendship.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condoled the death of former Japanese premier Yasuhiro Nakasone, hailing him as the architect of modern India-Japan friendship. Nakasone died on Friday at the age of 101 years.
PM Modi condoles Yasuhiro Nakasone's death
"I would like to express my condolences for the passing of former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone. In strengthening Japan-India bilateral relations, Prime Minister Nakasone's contribution was valuable. You will be remembered as a person who has created a modern India-Japan friendship," Modi wrote on twitter in Japanese.
日本の優れたステイツマン、中曽根康弘元首相のご逝去に対し哀悼の意を表します。
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 29, 2019
23年振りの訪印し、中曽根元総理は長きにわたり途絶していた二国間交流を復活に導かれたこと、記憶に刻まれることでしょう。
印日二国間関係の強化に当たり、中曽根首相の貢献は価値あるものでした。近代印日友好関係を作り上げた功労者として、記憶に残されることでしょう。
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 29, 2019
In office for five years from November 1982 to November 1987, Nakasone was known for trying to integrate the nation, defeated in World War II, as a full-fledged member of the West during the Cold War era.
20:24 IST, November 29th 2019