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White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - Foreign Pool Report #5 Oval Office
Pool was ushered into the Oval around 11:46am.
Both delegations were flanking President Trump and PM Takaichi. On the table there was a mockup of the future AF1.
Trump said he was honored and proud to endorse her on her successful election
Takaichi began speaking at 11:49am in English thanking the welcome.
Her interpreter took over, speaking on the severe security environment.
She said that only you Donald can achieve peace throughout the world. She said she was ready to reach out to her intl community to achieve the objective together.
She mentioned that FM Motegi had spoken with Iran’s Araghchi. She said nuclear weapons in Iran must never be allowed.
She condemned Irans actions Of attacking neighboring Regions and the de facto closure of the Hormuz Sttait. She said she had specific proposals to calm the global energy market.
She said Donald you have shown deep trust in Japan and unwavering commitment to the Japan US alliance.
She said she looked forward to discussing how we can make our two economies stronger together.
President Trump said Japan was stepping up to the plate.
On China, Takaichi said that Japan has been consistently open to dialogue with China and that they have been speaking in a calm manner.
Pool was out at 12:15pm
Mineko Tokito Abe
The Yomiuri Shimbun