TOKYO, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may look to hold their first meeting on Nov. 17 in New York, government officials here said Thursday.
Following a 20-minute telephone conversation between Abe and Trump, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda told a press briefing that the pair had agreed to the meeting and to work together on a number of issues.
The proposed meeting between Abe and Trump would come ahead of Abe's planned attendance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum leaders' summit slated for Nov. 19-20 in Peru.
