Trade And Nukes On The Agenda As Trump Meets Japan's Prime Minister
2018-04-18 09:40:58 source:NPR
April 17, 2018
President Trump opens two days of talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday at his South Florida resort, under sunny blue skies that offer no hint of the clouds forming on the U.S.-Japan relationship.
The first thunderclap came last month, when Trump unexpectedly accepted an invitation to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Nuclear diplomacy is expected to be a dominant focus of this week's meeting between Trump and Abe.
On Tuesday, Trump said the U.S. has already entered into direct talks with North Korea at "extremely high levels." He said there appears to be a lot of good will but cautioned, "ultimately it's the end result that counts."
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