Pained to hear about my dear friend Shinzo Abe's ill health: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed his pain at the

illness

of his

Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe

and lauded his "

wise leadership

and personal commitment" for making the ties between the two countries deeper and stronger than ever.

Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, earlier in the day, said he intends to step down because a chronic health problem has resurfaced.

"Pained to hear about your ill health, my dear friend @AbeShinzo. In recent years, with your wise leadership and personal commitment, the India-Japan partnership has become deeper and stronger than ever before. I wish and pray for your speedy recovery," Modi said in a tweet.


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