Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he was confident of building trust with Donald Trump following a meeting in which he sought clarity on campaign rhetoric from the U.S. president-elect that cast doubt on long-standing U.S. alliances.
After the hastily arranged 90 minute meeting at Trump Tower in Manhattan, Abe called Trump a trustworthy leader, although he said he would not disclose details of the conversation because the talks were unofficial.
The Republican president-elect will succeed Democratic President Barack Obama on January 20.
Abe characterized the talks to reporters as “candid” and added they were held in a “warm atmosphere.”
He said he had agreed to meet again with Trump in order to hold “wider and deeper talks.”
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