The government is making arrangements for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the landmark U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore on June 12, government sources said Friday.
As leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are scheduled to gather in Canada on June 8 and 9, Abe hopes to hold talks with Trump on the fringes of the summit and coordinate efforts toward resolving issues related to Pyongyang, the sources said.
Abe is expected to ask Trump to push North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to address the long-standing abduction issue, the sources said.