Aso meets Obama, Obama meets Aso

February 26, 2009
By Ken Worsley

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Taro Aso became the first foreign head of state to visit US President Barack Obama. What did they discuss?

Prime Minister Taro Aso agreed with U.S. President Barack Obama here Tuesday on the importance of maintaining the dollar as the primary global currency.

Meeting in the Oval Office, the two leaders also agreed to strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance and to make diligent efforts to overcome the current economic crisis.

Oh, great. I didn’t read past those first two paragraphs. If you did, let us know if anything of substance was discussed.

Over at Observing Japan, Tobais Harris has the patience to smartly write about a situation I have no patience for, as we both agree that this meeting is a mistake on the part of Mr Aso.

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