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Trump, Abe will meet to discuss North Korea in April: White House

Japanese Prime Minister will head to the U.S. for a short summit beginning on April 17
Leo Byrne April 2, 2018
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Trump, Abe will meet to discuss North Korea in April: White House
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U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for a two-day summit starting on April 17 to discuss North Korea, the White House announced on Monday.

The meeting will be held in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida and the proposed upcoming negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be high on the agenda.

“The two leaders will discuss the international campaign to maintain maximum pressure on North Korea in advance of President Trump’s planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,” a White House press release issued on Monday reads.

Abe also reportedly wants

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