Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was killed this morning in an assassination attempt with a homemade weapon during a meeting he attended in the Japanese city of Nara. As a result, several international condemnations of the murder were recorded.

For his part, acting Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, after the announcement of Abe’s death, said: “I prayed for his life to be saved. But despite this, I was informed of his death. It’s unfortunate. I can’t find the right words. I express my sincere condolences and prayers to his soul.”

In turn, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken condemned the assassination of Abe, a “far-sighted leader.” During a meeting with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, Abe stressed that Abe “has taken the relationship between our two countries, the United States and Japan, to the highest level.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin called the assassination of Shinzo Abe “an irreparable loss.” “I wish you courage in the face of this grievous and irreparable loss,” Putin said in a telegram of condolences to Shinzo Abe’s mother and widow, according to the Kremlin, noting that “the wonderful memories of this wonderful man will forever remain in the hearts of those who knew him.” “.

Regarding South Korea, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol indicated that the assassination of the former Japanese prime minister was “an unacceptable criminal act.” Expressing “sympathy and condolences to his family and the people of Japan on the passing of the longest living respected prime minister and politician.”

In turn, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned the “cowardly and brutal murder” of Abe, whom she called “a great democrat and defender of the multilateral world order”, the attack on which “shook the whole world.”

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement that he is “deeply appalled by the heinous crime” represented by the assassination of Abe, “a defender of democracy, my friend and colleague for many years”, while expressing his “sincere condolences” to his family, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and “the people of Japan”. “NATO’s main ally, stressing that the alliance “supports the people of our close partner Japan and its Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.”

In turn, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed condolences to the Japanese people and government in connection with the assassination of Abe, saying that Japan “has lost a great prime minister.”

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised the “global leadership” of the former Japanese prime minister. He noted that he was “very sad for Shinzo Abe”, emphasizing that “many remember the global leadership that he demonstrated during difficult times.”

For his part, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, in a message of condolences on the death of Shinzo Abe, confirmed that “Italy is shocked by the terrible attack on Japan and the free democratic debate in Japan.” He called Abe “the great hero of Japanese and international politics in recent decades, thanks to his pioneering spirit and reformist vision.”

As for German Chancellor Olaf Schulz, he confirmed that he was shocked and saddened. “The deadly attack on Shinzo Abe has shocked me and made me deeply saddened,” he said in a statement.

For his part, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “I am deeply saddened by the death of my friend Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, as a result of an armed attack. I condemn those who carried out this shameful attack.”