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Japan says Prime Minister Abe to meet with Trump next week
Original Publication Date: November 9, 2016 1:47PM
Publication Updated: April 27, 2025 7:24AM
TOKYO – A Japanese official says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump next week.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters Thursday that Abe and Trump had talked by telephone and confirmed the importance of the Japan-U.S. alliance and their commitment for co-operation.
Their meeting “marks a very good start for building trust,” Suga said. Their talks are being arranged for Nov. 17 in New York.
Officials said Abe and Trump also confirmed their resolve to co-operate in ensuring peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, but did not discuss the trans-Pacific trade pact and other contentious issues such as the cost of American troops in Japan.
Kyodo News agency additionally reported that Trump praised the Japanese premier’s “Abenomics” economic measures.
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