Saturday, August 21, 2010

Kan, Obama May Meet in New York in Late Sept.

    August 21, 2010

    Tokyo, Aug. 21 (Jiji Press) -- Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and U.S. President Barack Obama may hold a summit meeting in New York late next month, a Japanese government source said Saturday.

    The two leaders may meet on the sidelines of a U.N. General Assembly session, the source said.

    Kan and Obama are likely to focus on how to deepen the Japan-U.S. alliance and how to proceed with the relocation of a key U.S. Marine base in Japan.

    Kan and Obama last met in late June on the sidelines of the summit of the Group of 20 major economies in Toronto, Canada.

    (2010/08/21-18:57)