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BUENOS AIRES—President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Nov. 30 held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina.
In a joint press conference ahead of the meeting, Trump said both leaders have several matters to discuss, including military cooperation and trade. On the military side, both countries are working closely on North Korea and other issues, said Trump.
“Our partnership has been quite extraordinary, and we will be together for a long time,” he noted.
Both countries also cooperate on trade to help reduce the U. S. trade deficit with Japan.
“The deficit is coming down. It’s a massive deficit between Japan and the United States, and it’s coming down,” Trump said. “Japan is buying large amounts of our fighter jets, our F-35s, and others, and we appreciate it very much.”
Both leaders also congratulated each other for election victories.
Abe “had a very big success in his election,” said Trump. “He won by a massive amount. And I’m not surprised at all.”
The Japanese leader, in response, called the U.
