Japan's PM Abe arrives in US ahead of summit with President Trump

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived at Joint Base Andrews on Thursday (Feb. 9^th) evening ahead of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie walk down the stairs of their plane upon their arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

PM Abe is expected to propose new cabinet level U.S.-Japan talks on trade, security and macroeconomic issues, including currencies, during their meeting on Friday (Feb. 10^th), a Japanese government official involved in planning the summit said.

After meeting in Washington, PM Abe and President Trump were scheduled to travel to Palm Beach, Florida, to stay at Mr. Trump's Mar-a-Lago retreat and play golf on Saturday (Feb. 11^th).

The U.S. official said any discussion on President Trump's strategy towards North Korea's nuclear programme is premature but urged Pyongyang not to take provocative actions. Any such actions would help inform Mr. Trump's strategy, the official said./.

( According to Reuters )