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Abe may hold first meeting with Trump on Nov. 17: Japanese official

Xinhua, November 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may look to hold their first meeting on Nov. 17 in New York, government officials here said Thursday.

Following a 20-minute telephone conversation between Abe and Trump, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda told a press briefing that the pair had agreed to the meeting and to work together on a number of issues.

The proposed meeting between Abe and Trump would come ahead of Abe's planned attendance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum leaders' summit slated for Nov. 19-20 in Peru. Endit