Japan PM Abe recalls first meeting with Trump, says ‘developed deep relationship of trust’

Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he developed a “relationship of trust” with US President Donald Trump when y first met in New York. Thanking US President for his “kind words” after a telephonic conversation, Abe said that his partnership with Trump has me Japan-U.S. relations more robust than ever before. 

Trump held a telephonic conversation with Abe on August 31 after Japan PM anunced his resignation due to health concerns. Taking to Twitter, US President said that Abe will be recognised as “greatest Prime Minister in history of Japan”, ding that relations between two countries under his leership is best. 

Replying to Trump’s tweet, 65-year-old Japanese leer said that his friendship and trust with “you, Donald, means so much.” He said that partnership of two leers has me Japan-U.S. relations more robust than ever before.

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Search for successor

Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister anunced his resignation on August 28 due to his deteriorating health condition after he suffered a relapse of ulcerative colitis. intestinal disease h caused trouble to outgoing PM in past as he h to resign during his first term as prime minister in 2007.

Abe would stay until his party decides on successor but LDP leer has declined to endorse any possible candidate, stressing that he should t push his preference on party. However, 65-year-old said that he would like to see someone on prime ministerial position with a strong vision, sense of responsibility and passion.

Several names for possible successor started doing rounds in local media after Abe’s resignation anuncement, which includes Deputy PM Taro Aso, chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga, Defense Minister Taro Ko, and Abe’s critic Shigeru Ishiba among ors. While 79-year-old Aso has long been considered as Abe’s successor, he anunced that he will t stand in party elections

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