Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Phone Call with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan | whitehouse.gov

Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Phone Call with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan | whitehouse.gov

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

August 29, 2017

Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Phone Call with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan

President Donald J. Trump spoke yesterday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan to address North Korea’s launch of a missile that overflew Japanese territory.  The two leaders agreed that North Korea poses a grave and growing direct threat to the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, as well as to countries around the world. President Trump and Prime Minister Abe committed to increasing pressure on North Korea, and doing their utmost to convince the international community to do the same.