Japanese PM Shinzo Abe plans to visit US

Tuesday, 03/04/2018 21:29
On April 2nd, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced he planned to visit the US from April 17th - 20th for talks with President Donald Trump.

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe (Source: Kyodo/VNA)

During the visit, Prime Minister Abe is set to hold talks with US President Donald Trump and confirm the two countries’ close cooperation in addressing the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s nuclear arms and missile threats.

“I am planning to visit Mar-a-Lago in Florida and hold Japan-US summit talks for two days over matters of mutual interest, including the issue of the DPRK,” Mr. Abe told a meeting of senior officials from the government and ruling bloc, referring to Mr Trump’s “Winter White House” in the sunshine state.

The White House also confirmed news of Prime Minister Abe’s visit on the same day.

The Japanese leader is also expected to ask Mr. Trump to discuss the issue of abductions of Japanese nationals by DPRK during the meeting with President Kim Jong-un.

In Washington, the White House said the meeting between the two leaders will "reaffirm the US-Japan alliance as a cornerstone of peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region." Besides the DPRK, they will "explore ways to expand fair and reciprocal trade and investment ties," it said./.

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