Trump congratulated Shinzo Abe on his electoral victory in the Parliament

News 23 October, 2017

The President of the United States Donald trump congratulated the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe on his electoral victory in Parliament. The greeting sounded over the phone during the talks with the Japanese leader.

 

The White house confirmed the steady course of Washington to further partnership and cooperation with Tokyo on resolving the conflict in the Korean region, said the office of the President of the government of Japan. During a telephone conversation discussed the upcoming two-day visit Donald trump in Tokyo, which is scheduled for November 5-7. It is already known that one of the main topics of the meeting will be the problem with North Korea and the need to continue pressure on Pyongyang.

In Japan the day before, October 22, were held early General elections and the results of processing the ballots, the victory was for the ruling coalition, which will occupy more than 2/3 of the seats in the lower house of the Japanese Parliament of the 465 available.