Taiwan representative will attend Abe state funeral, foreign ministry says

FILE PHOTO: The Taiwanese flag flies at half-mast at the Presidential building to pay tribute to late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, in Taipei, Taiwan, July 11, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang

A representative from Taiwan will attend the state funeral of slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this month, but is still discussing whom to send, the Taiwanese foreign ministry said on Thursday.

Abe, the longest-serving leader in modern Japan, was fatally shot at close range during a campaign rally on July 8.