Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday sought to bolster ties with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after she was re-elected to the Asian nation’s top office.
“Congratulations to HE Ms Sanae Takaichi @takaichi_sanae on her re-election as the Prime Minister of Japan,” the prime minister said in a post on X. PM Shehbaz added: “We look forward to continue working with Prime Minister Takaichi to further strengthen and diversify our excellent bilateral relations with Japan.” Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari also felicitated the Japanese leader on her historic landslide victory and wished her success in leading a strong and prosperous Japan.
The coalition of Japan’s first female leader Takaichi, swept to a historic election win on Sunday. The conservative Takaichi delivered 316 seats of the 465 in parliament’s lower house for her Liberal Democratic Party, its best ever result.
