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President of the United States, Donald Trump
“I want to pay my highest respect to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe … a great friend of mine,” Trump told reporters at Air Force One. “I feel very bad about that.”
Trump said Abe loved his country very much, adding that he planned to call the Japanese leader.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian
“In recent years, the relationship between China and Japan has returned to the right path and achieved new developments … We express a positive appreciation of the significant efforts made by Prime Minister Abe to achieve these ends and, at the same time, to him we wish a speedy recovery.. “
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
“Shinzo Abe has accomplished great things as Prime Minister of Japan, for his country and the world,” Johnson said on Twitter.
“Under his leadership, the UK-Japan relationship has been strengthened in trade, defense and our cultural ties. Thank you for all your years of service and I wish you good health.”
German Chancellor Angela Merkell
“I regret his resignation and wish him all the best,” Merkel told reporters. “We work very well together.”
Russia
The Kremlin regrets that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to resign, said spokesman Dmitry Peskov, describing the working relations between Abe and President Vladimir Putin as “brilliant”.
The President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-Wen
“Prime Minister Abe was always friendly to Taiwan, whether in politics or in the rights and interests of the Taiwanese people, he was extremely positive. We value his friendly feelings towards Taiwan and hope that he is healthy.”
South Korea’s Presidential Blue House spokesperson Kang Min-Seok
“We regret the sudden resignation announcement of Prime Minister Abe, who has left many significant achievements as Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, and has also played an especially important role in the development of South Korea’s bilateral relations and Japan.
“We wish the prime minister a speedy recovery. Our government will continue to cooperate with the new prime minister and the new cabinet to improve ties with Japan.”
Kwong Tae-Shin, vice president of the Federation of Korean Industries, a South Korean business lobby group
“President Moon Jae-in and Abe do not have a good personal relationship, which contributed to the adverse bilateral relations. When a new leader takes office in Japan, he can drive the improvement of bilateral relations. The two countries recognize that the Unnecessary diplomatic and trade conflicts would not help each other at a time when COVID-19 is adding further difficulties to global trade and business activities. “
Marcus Schurmann, Executive Director of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan
“It did a lot of good with regard to the fact that it was one of the key drivers of multilateralism and free trade and did a lot to bring Japan back onto the world stage. Japan regained visibility and recognition as the world’s third largest economy. world deserves.
“We have FTA and he also addressed many difficult problems. I only think about relations with China, relations also with Russia and also the difficult relationship with the United States at least since Trump came to power.
“I don’t want to say he failed, but at least what’s an unsolved problem is that the relationship was Korea. I think that’s the kind of problem his successor has to work on.
He managed to bring the Olympics to Tokyo. I think this is also an important achievement that we must not forget. “
Ardern’s full statement:
“Prime Minister Abe has made his mark in many ways. In particular, I am very grateful for his personal commitment to further strengthen the Partnership for Strategic Cooperation between our countries throughout his leadership,” said Jacinda Ardern.
“I was fortunate to visit Japan last year, and during my summit meeting with Prime Minister Abe we discussed the deepening relationship between our countries. I also thanked Prime Minister Abe for his leadership in the CPTPP, which was of enormous benefit. for the economies of the country and region, and has also brought our two countries even closer.
“Prime Minister Abe struck me as a person of great integrity. He has led by example and demonstrated what hard work, passion and caring for others can accomplish.
“Japan is one of New Zealand’s closest friends in the region. Many New Zealanders have connections to Japan, either by learning Japanese or hosting Japanese students, as I did when I was a high school student, or by spending time in Japan. to study, work or play sports.
“There is much that Japan and New Zealand agree on. Our shared commitment to democracy and the rules-based international system makes Japan an important partner for New Zealand, especially in the Indo-Pacific region, where we share common goals.
“In a challenging global and regional environment, Prime Minister Abe’s personal leadership and vision of the free and open Indo-Pacific have been important in upholding the values that New Zealand and Japan share.
“I would like to thank Prime Minister Abe for all that he has done for Japan, the region and New Zealand, and I acknowledge him for what he has done. I wish him all the best,” said Jacinda Ardern.
Reuters
