Article snippet: President Shinzo Abe to his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida later this month for a summit meeting, the White House announced Monday. The visit comes as President Trump prepares for an eventual face-to-face meeting with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un and amid concerns on the part of Japan of being sidelined in the fast-developing diplomacy with Pyongyang. While the date for that meeting has not been finalized, the White House had previously said it would occur before the end of May. The Trump-Abe summit is set to take place on April 17-18 and will be the third such meeting between the two leaders. It is Abe’s second visit to Trump’s Florida estate. According to the White House, the president’s “planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un” and “the international campaign to maintain maximum” pressure on the hermit nation in advance of that summit will be a top agenda item when the two leaders meet. The last time Trump and Abe met at Mar-a-Lago early in the president’s term last year, North Korea tested a ballistic missile during the summit. The president and prime minister will also discuss the bilateral trade relationship between the two countries, the White House said. "President Trump and Prime Minister Abe will explore ways to expand fair and reciprocal trade and investment ties between the United States and Japan, two of the world’s wealthiest and most innovative economies," Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said. The discussions come a time whe... Link to the full article to read more