Japan and Trinidad and Tobago have agreed to bolster cooperation in areas ranging from the economy to disaster prevention as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the resource-rich Caribbean country Sunday on the second leg of his Latin America trip.
During talks with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Abe said Japan is considering a new framework to help Trinidad and Tobago and deal with environmental issues. Caribbean countries are especially prone to hurricanes.
Abe then sought support for Tokyo's 2015 bid for a nonpermanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, a Japanese official said.