Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he had his first telephone conversation with election-winning US President Donald Trump, during which the American leader appeared friendly and came across as someone he could talk to. openly.
“Today I had a telephone conversation with the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, which lasted approximately five minutes. During the conversation, I warmly congratulated him on his victory and told him I respected that his call to “Make America Great Again” resonated with so many Americans.” – noted the Prime Minister of Japan, whose press conference was broadcast by NHK.
Ishiba noted that this was the first time he had spoken to Trump.
“He seemed friendly. “It seemed to me that he was someone with whom I could speak honestly, and not disguise and embellish the words,” he added.
As stated, in turn, the Secretary General of the Japanese government Yoshimasa HayashiThe parties agreed to work to strengthen the alliance of the two states, as well as hold a personal meeting in the near future.
