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Japan's Leader Hopes to Hold Talks With Trump Soon After Inauguration

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday wanted to hold talks with US President-elect Donald Trump as soon as possible after Trump's inauguration. 16.01.2017, Sputnik International

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Japan's Leader Hopes to Hold Talks With Trump Soon After Inauguration

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© Sputnik / Michael Klimentyev / Go to the mediabankShinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister, attends a working lunch with Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, (not pictured), at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, December 16, 2016.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday wanted to hold talks with US President-elect Donald Trump as soon as possible after Trump's inauguration.

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TOKYO (Sputnik) — In November, Abe became the first foreign leader to meet Trump after the election victory and expressed hope for establishing trust-based relations between them.

"I would like to hold talks [with Trump] as soon as possible after the inauguration," Abe said as quoted by Kyodo news agency.

The inauguration ceremony for President-elect Trump is scheduled for January 20.