cabinet meeting: Foreign Minister Taro Kono is expected to accompany Abe, according to The Japan Times. The development came after Aso, who also serves as finance minister, said earlier this week that he would visit the United States to lay the groundwork for the second round of a bilateral economic dialogue expected in October. The decision was made as I was told by the prime minister to stay in Japan for thorough crisis management given the current security environment, Aso told reporters after a Cabinet meeting. ; Aso's visit from Monday could have coincided with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Russia from Wednesday to attend an economic forum and hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on its fringes. Aso was expected to hold talks with Pence on Tuesday, while meeting individually with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Gary Cohn, director of the White House National Economic Council, during his visit. Tokyo and Washington launched the economic dialogue in April to discuss economic, trade and investment issues. Japan has already notified the United States of its decision, and the two countries will continue to prepare for the second round of the economic dialogue, the deputy prime minister said.
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