安倍氏悼み大使館を弔問　韓国大統領「大きな衝撃」

　【ソウル時事】韓国の尹錫悦大統領は１２日、銃撃により死去した安倍晋三元首相を悼み、ソウルの日本大使館を弔問した。大統領府が発表した。
　安倍氏の遺影の前で黙とうした尹氏は「アジアの繁栄と発展のために献身した安倍元首相の冥福を祈る」と記帳し、遺族と日本国民への「深い慰めの意」を表明。「最も近い隣国である韓国と日本が今後、緊密に協力していくことを願う」と記した。尹氏は案内役を務めた相星孝一大使に「逝去の知らせに大きな衝撃を受けた」と語った。
　大統領府報道官は「弔問が、両国が価値と規範を共有する間柄だという点を改めて確認するきっかけになることを願う。韓日関係の新たな出発点になることを期待する」と述べた。
　韓国政府は先に、内閣・自民党合同葬などが営まれる際に韓悳洙首相らを派遣する方針を明らかにしている。（2022/07/12-18:14）

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday to mourn the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, according to the South Korean presidential office.
   After offering a silent prayer in front of a portrait of Abe, Yoon signed a condolence book, saying that he prays for the soul of Abe, who dedicated himself to the prosperity and development of Asia, and offers deep condolences to Abe's bereaved family and the Japanese people.
   He also wrote that he hopes South Korea and Japan will be able to cooperate closely as nearest neighbors.
   Yoon told Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Aiboshi, who served as a guide for the president, that the news of Abe's death gave him a great shock. Abe was gunned down on Friday while delivering a stump speech ahead of Sunday's House of Councillors election.
   A press officer at the South Korean presidential office said Seoul hopes the latest condolence visit by Yoon will serve as a chance to reaffirm that South Korea and Japan share values and standards and become a new starting point for Japan-South Korea ties.