Japan and US 'fully agreed' on trade deal, says foreign minister

PM Abe to confirm end of talks in meeting with Trump later this week

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Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, left, said he will announce details of the final agreement he negotiated with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as soon as the upcoming Trump-Abe summit ends. © Kyodo

TAKASHI TSUJI, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- Japan and the U.S. have successfully wrapped up talks on a trade deal, Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters Monday, after meetings with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in New York.

The two sides have "ended and fully agreed on all trade talks," Motegi said. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will officially confirm the talks' completion when he meets with U.S. President Donald trump on Wednesday.

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