Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join a host of world leaders to participate in the state funeral of Japan's longest-serving PM, who was killed during an election rally on July 8.
Modi, who is in Tokyo to attend the state funeral of Abe, met Kishida ahead of the ceremony and the two leaders renewed their commitment towards further strengthening the India-Japan ties.
Shinzo Abe "was a great leader, a phenomenal individual and someone who believed in India-Japan friendship", Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled while offering tribute to Shinzo Abe.