Funeral ceremony for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. File photoTOKYO, Sep 22 The Japanese Foreign Ministry on Thursday released a list of foreign delegations who will attend the September 27 state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Russia will be represented by Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoi. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was mortally wounded during a speech at an election rally in Nara Prefecture on July 8. His killer, 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami, shot Abe from the back with a makeshift weapon twice. At the second shot, the politician was wounded in the neck and chest, which became fatal. As the doctors said, the wound on the chest was so deep that it reached the heart. Shinzo Abe died from blood loss. The funeral and cremation took place on July 12. Abe's state funeral is scheduled for September 27, which causes a mixed reaction in society due to the fact that the decision on this was made at a government meeting without the participation of parliament. About 6,000 people are expected to attend the funeral as part of foreign delegations, as well as representatives of the regional and central authorities of Japan. The ceremony will be attended by six members of the imperial household, including Crown Prince Akishino and his wife. An altar for laying flowers will be installed for ordinary citizens. Among the top officials of foreign states are Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wikramasinghe, Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, Jordanian King Abdullah II bin Hussein and others.
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