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President Trump And Japanese PM Abe Meet Ahead Of UN General Assembly

The two leaders have a lot to discuss, including trade and North Korea.
Posted at 12:09 PM, Sep 24, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-24 12:09:39-04

President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are going to be seeing a lot of each other this week.

On Sunday, the two met at Trump Tower in New York for dinner. Abe said the meeting was "frank and constructive."

The two are set to meet at Trump Tower again on Monday, and are scheduled to have a sidelines meeting at the U.N. General Assembly this week.

Trump and Abe have a lot to discuss, including a lingering trade dispute and the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

In May, Trump threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on automobile imports, a key trade industry for Japan.

Additional reporting from Newsy affiliate CNN.