Monday, November 6, 2017

THREATS FROM NORTH KOREA: Leaders of US and Japan reaffirm alliance



US President Donald Trump has opened his second day in Tokyo by giving a speech to American and Japanese leaders. In the afternoon, Trump and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe will meet over lunch with their staff.

Topping the North Korea agenda -- the two leaders are expected to see eye-to-eye on upping pressure against Pyongyang and discuss measures to deal with ongoing threats.

President Trump may bring up redesignating North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. The two leaders are also expected to touch upon some economic issues. Abe is likely to propose a strategic dialogue among the leaders of US, Japan, Australia, and India, which aims to counteract China's expansion in the region.

US President Trump is expect to visit South Korea for his next leg of the Asia trip.

Source: Arirang News

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