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On August 22, 2018, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a press conference at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence.
 
With respect to the summit telephone talk with the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, the Prime Minister said,
 
“I just held a Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk with President Trump and exchanged views on North Korea. As two months have passed since the historic U.S.-North Korea summit meeting, we analyzed the latest situation and, at the same time, closely aligned our policies on North Korea going forward.
 
In addition, with regard to the abduction issue, I once again explained Japan’s initiatives related to this issue and asked President Trump for his continued cooperation. President Trump expressed his intention to cooperate in line with Japan’s view.  
 
 
Regarding our policy to achieve the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, Japan and the United States are completely in sync. Through such efforts by Japan and the United States, and by working with the Republic of Korea, Russia, and China, we will make our utmost efforts to resolve the nuclear and missiles issue and, most importantly, the abduction issue.”