The authorities of Japan and the United Sates will coordinate a plan for a possible summit with the participation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Donald Trump on or around September 25, Japanese media reported, citing diplomatic sources.
TOKYO (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 31st August, 2018) The authorities of Japan and the United Sates will coordinate a plan for a possible summit with the participation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Donald Trump on or around September 25, Japanese media reported, citing diplomatic sources.
The meeting is planned to be organized in the United States, and it will be mainly devoted to discussion of bilateral relations, trade, situation around North Korea and other issues, according to the Kyodo news agency.
As the most likely dates for the meeting, the source of the media outlet called days around September 25, a few days after the September 20 election of the chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan.
Abe announced on Sunday that he would seek reelection as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in September, which will allow him to remain head of the government until 2021.
Abe has been serving as the country's prime minister since 2012 and has been reelected twice.
According to polls, Abe's approval rating has improved over the past few months. The support for the prime minister and the government initially dropped following a series of scandals involving, among others, Abe's wife and Finance Minister Taro Aso who were allegedly involved in manipulating the sales of public land for a private school at artificially lowered prices.
