US envoy: Trump discussed free trade pact with Japan's Abe - RTRS

William Hagerty, the US ambassador to Japan, said in a news conference in Tokyo on Friday, the US President Donald Trump discussed a possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Japanese PM Shinzo Abe during his trip to Tokyo, Reuters reports.

However, his comments contradicted Japanese officials who had said such talks never took place.

Hagerty noted: “They discussed a full range of trade options including an FTA.”