Japanese Prime Minister Shiger Ishib and US President Donald Trump on Friday, February 7, held their first meeting in the White House, reports The Guardian.
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Both leaders praised each other, promising to work together in the confrontation of " Trump simultaneously insisted that Ishib reduced the shortage of the US trading balance with Japan to zero, and warned that Tokyo could wait for tariffs if this was not done.
Ishiba was pressure so that he could establish close ties with Trump, just as the former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe did at one time.
The US president laughed and said that " Trump also said that the Japanese company Nippon Steel will make large investments in US Steel, but will not absorb a problem company.
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Trump and Ishib discussed the ties of the two countries in the field of security and trade - despite the fears that the new American president can turn away from Tokyo, as he did with other US allies.
Trump said that they agreed with the Prime Minister of Japan to fight " Also, both leaders in a joint statement condemned Beijing for the "
Trump and Ishib also called for Denuclearization of North Korea, although the new head of the White House, who met during his first presidential term with the leader of the DPRK Kim Jong -un, said that he wanted to resume interaction with Pyongyanyan.
Trump's statements about support were Japanese promises to invest $ 1 trillion in the United States and increase the purchase of American defense equipment. Ishiba said his country is the largest investor in the United States and increase its expenses.
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Ishiba arrived in Washington, hoping to appreciate the " During Abe, Japan was protected from some of the most destructive trends in Trump’s policy, such as sudden trade wars and pressure to increase financial contributions for the maintenance of American soldiers. The US president has currently introduced tariffs against China. He also ordered to introduce tariffs against Mexico and Canada, but delayed duties a month after certain agreements with the leaders of the two countries. More Trump threatened the EU duties.