Japan Prime Minister Sigeru Isiba and US President Donald Trump had a telephone conversation on Friday, during which they discussed Israel’s duties and attacks on Iran, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.

As the Reuters, Trump has tried to take advantage of his threats to tariff restrictions to conclude bilateral trade agreements with many countries, including US ally, Japan. Japan will remain firm in its request for a revision of US duties and will not accept partial agreement, Tokyo’s head of Tokyo said Friday, Rosey.

On the diplomatic front, the two leaders agreed to remain in close communication on Israel’s attacks on Iran, which began late Thursday (USA) or Friday (Middle East and Asia).

Japan condemned Israel’s attacks by characterizing them “escalating »while the US characterized them as a form ‘Unilateral Action’ And they said that Washington is not involved.

“Prime Minister Isiba reiterated Japan’s views on US tariff measures, taking into account the results of Japan-US Consultations to date.”the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.

Added that the two leaders “They agreed to accelerate the consultations between the relevant ministers in order to achieve a mutually beneficial agreement.”

The Japanese Foreign Ministry added that the two leaders agreed on the importance of peace and stability in the Middle East.

The Trump and Isib They are expected to meet in Canada on the sidelines of the group’s summit seven next week.