Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced that he will travel to the US in mid-April to discuss North Korea with President Donald Trump ahead of expected summits between the North and the U.S. and South Korea. Mr Abe told reporters in Tokyo today that he will discuss with the US President how to put maximum pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons programme.
The Japanese Prime Minister said, he will visit the US from April 17 to 20 to meet Mr Trump at his vacation home in Florida. The April meeting comes ahead of a planned summit between Mr Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong
-un in May.
In Washington, the White House said, the meeting between the two leaders will reaffirm the United States-Japan alliance as a cornerstone of peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.
It said that besides North Korea, they will explore ways to expand fair and reciprocal trade and investment ties.
Source: AIR