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Consultations? how should we approach north korea in order to seek solution for the abduction? what did you convey to prime minister abe in that regard? >> i'll speak first. i can tell you on the prime minister's behalf, he very much talked about abduction. it was preimminent in our conversations. he talked about it long and hard and passionately. i will follow his wishes and we will be discussing that with north korea, absolutely. absolutely. >> now, at our japan-u.s. summit that we had in mar-a-largo in february, today once again, as president trump has mentioned already, i have explained on...

Understanding of the resolving of the abduction issue. japan will continue ask for complete implementation of the successive united nations security council resolutions. there's no change-ups at all for japan's policy to seek comprehensive solution of the abduction, nuclear and missile progr programs and to realize peace in northeast asia. this is what japan strongly hopes for. now a major step forward is about to be taken. president trump, you are about to make a new history. not only japan but the whole international community is strongly looking forward for the united states-north korea sum...

Tariffs. it doesn't make sense to get into a war right now, a trade war with your friends, with your allies. it hurts the u.s. economy. our agriculture. >> speaking of allies, one is coming to the white house in an hour and six minutes from now. we're talking about the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe who will be here. it's dubbed the abe lobby. i rolled my eyes and then put it in the show. but he is trying to lobby the president so he and japan can be more involved in the summit. >> absolutely. they're concerned and they should be. this is why they -- abe wants to have one more meeting wit...

That already is is being resolve. so what kind of explanation has been given to the united states on abduction issue in the north korea to the u.s. consultations? and how should we approach the north korea in order to seek solution for the abduction? and what did you convey to prime minister abe today in this regard? >> i can speak first because i will tell you, on the prime minister's behalf, that he very much talked about abduction. it was preeminent in our conversations. he talked about it long and hard and passionately, and i will follow his wishes and we will be discussing that with north...

Final matters. i am determined about that. >> prime minister abe, i am talking to prime minister as well as president trump. talking with prime minister, you have already information to certain degree on abduction issue in order to hold japan/north korea summit. the premise is that you need to approve results for the abduction issue. what kind of pathway are you envisioning with the summit meeting? in your meeting with president trump today, have you asked the president trump to raise the question of abduction at the u.s./north korea summit meeting in singapore? next is my question to presiden...