Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and US President Donald Trump made phone calls on Friday local time. The two leaders discussed Israeli trade tariffs and attacks on Iran.
Trump has been trying to take advantage of his tariff threats to reach bilateral trade deals with many countries, including US allies, Japan.
While Japan will remain steadfast in its request for a review of US tariffs and will not accept a partial agreement, Tokyo's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said on Friday, June 13.
In the conversation, Prime Minister Ishiba reiterated Japan's views on US tariff actions, taking into account the results of the Japan-US consultation regarding the actions of the US Tariff to date.
The two leaders agreed to speed up consultations between the ministers in charge of reaching mutually beneficial agreements.
As reported by Reuters, in the diplomatic field, the two leaders agreed to remain in close communication regarding Israel's attack on Iran which began on Thursday evening US time and on Friday Middle East and Asian time.
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Japan denounced the Israeli attack by calling it an escalation while the US called it a form of "lateral action" and said Washington was not involved.
A White House official confirmed from the US that the phone call had been made on Friday.
Japan's foreign ministry said the two leaders agreed on the importance of peace and stability in the Middle East.
Trump and Ishiba are expected to meet in Canada on the sidelines of next seven weeks' Group meeting.
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