YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS. On September 27, the Vice President of the National Assembly Hakob Arshakyan attended the state funeral ceremony of the former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe.

Within the framework of the ceremony Hakob Arshakyan offered his condolences to the Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi, the Secretary General of the Government Hirokazu Matsuno and Shinzo Abe’s widow Akie Abe, the parliament’s press service said.

During their short talk the Vice Speaker Arshakyan and the Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida exchanged ideas on the issues of mutual interest.