US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed to closely cooperate in the runup to an "expected summit" between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Deutsche Welle reported.
During a phone conversation, Trump and Abe said they agreed on the importance of "complete and permanent dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and ballistic missile programs," according a White House statement.
Without giving details, the statement said the two leaders had also pledged to meet before the US-North Korea summit. Trump and Abe could meet on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit both are expected to attend in Quebec, Canada, in early June.
