Japan PM Abe to meet with US Pres. Trump at White House on April 26th

A US official noted late-Wednesday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet with the US President Donald Trump at the White House on April 26^th, with the discussion likely to be cantered on trade and North Korea’s nuclear programme, Reuters reports.

Further Points:

Japan’s Foreign and Defence Ministers will meet with their U.S. counterparts in Washington on Friday, the U.S. State Department said.

The State Department said: “Friday’s security talks will cover North Korea and the “continued realignment of U.S. armed forces in Japan, among other issues.”

Discussions on North Korea are likely to cover next steps after Trump’s failed meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in February.