Washington, Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has met former President Donald Trump and the two leaders discussed the enduring importance of the US-Japan alliance for their physical and economic security in the strategic Indo-Pacific region.
Aso, vice chairman of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, met with Trump at Trump Tower in Manhattan on Tuesday.
According to a statement issued by the Trump campaign on the meeting with the 83-year-old Japanese national, the two leaders discussed the enduring importance of the US-Japan alliance for the physical and economic security and stability of both countries in the Indo-Pacific. Leader.
He also discussed the challenges posed by China and North Korea.President Trump praised Japan’s increased defense spending,” the press release after the meeting said.
Trump, 77, the Republican Party's presumptive nominee in the 2024 US presidential race, said, "He is a very respected person in Japan and beyond and someone I like and I would like to introduce him through our very dear friend Shinzo." I know." Told reporters in New York.
The Trump-Aso meeting comes after US President Joe Biden hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House for a state visit earlier this month, during which the President described the US-Japan alliance as "stronger than ever". Told and made a new announcement. Plans for military cooperation with th country.The meeting between Trump and Esso came after the former president appeared in court for his money laundering trial. Trump has increasingly met with foreign leaders in recent weeks in an effort to strengthen ties as what appears to be a tight race between him and President Biden for the White House when the election is held in November.
Japan has been at the center of Biden's coalition-building in the Indo-Pacific region, with Kishida leading significant changes in the country's defense posture in recent years and providing continued support to Ukraine, CNN reports.
Last week, Trump met with Polish President Andrzej Duda at Trump Tower, where the two discussed NATO spending over dinner, according to the former president's campaign.
Earlier this month, Trump also met British Foreign Secretary David Camero at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, the report said.In March, the former president hosted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at Mar-a-Lago and spoke separately by phone with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salama and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, it said. .
Aso, vice chairman of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, met with Trump at Trump Tower in Manhattan on Tuesday.
According to a statement issued by the Trump campaign on the meeting with the 83-year-old Japanese national, the two leaders discussed the enduring importance of the US-Japan alliance for the physical and economic security and stability of both countries in the Indo-Pacific. Leader.
He also discussed the challenges posed by China and North Korea.President Trump praised Japan’s increased defense spending,” the press release after the meeting said.
Trump, 77, the Republican Party's presumptive nominee in the 2024 US presidential race, said, "He is a very respected person in Japan and beyond and someone I like and I would like to introduce him through our very dear friend Shinzo." I know." Told reporters in New York.
The Trump-Aso meeting comes after US President Joe Biden hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House for a state visit earlier this month, during which the President described the US-Japan alliance as "stronger than ever". Told and made a new announcement. Plans for military cooperation with th country.The meeting between Trump and Esso came after the former president appeared in court for his money laundering trial. Trump has increasingly met with foreign leaders in recent weeks in an effort to strengthen ties as what appears to be a tight race between him and President Biden for the White House when the election is held in November.
Japan has been at the center of Biden's coalition-building in the Indo-Pacific region, with Kishida leading significant changes in the country's defense posture in recent years and providing continued support to Ukraine, CNN reports.
Last week, Trump met with Polish President Andrzej Duda at Trump Tower, where the two discussed NATO spending over dinner, according to the former president's campaign.
Earlier this month, Trump also met British Foreign Secretary David Camero at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, the report said.In March, the former president hosted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at Mar-a-Lago and spoke separately by phone with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salama and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, it said. .
