U.S. President George W. Bush told Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka on Monday that he wants to discuss bilateral security, economic relations and global warming with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi when they meet at Camp David, Md., this month.
Bush also said he wants to discuss U.S.-Russia relations, Tanaka told a news conference after completing a series of meetings with top Bush administration officials.
Tanaka expressed appreciation for the president's surprise appearance in the middle of her talks with national security adviser Condoleezza Rice at the White House, saying: "It shows how important the U.S. thinks Japan (is). I feel I was very warmly received overall."
She spoke with Secretary of State Colin Powell at the State Department after calling on Rice and meeting separately with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick.