(VOVworld) – The US and Japanese governments are arranging a summit between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Washington around February 10.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump

If held, the meeting would be their first since President Trump’s inauguration on Friday. A Japanese diplomatic source on Wednesday reported that the two leaders will discuss trade issues following Trump’s issuing of an executive order Monday to pull the US out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and US-Japan alliance. The same day, Abe said the Japanese government is finalizing preparation for the meeting, which he hopes to be held “as soon as possible”.