Mnuchin Wants More Balanced Trade with Japan

July 22, 2018

Buenos Aires- The United States wants more balanced trade with Japan, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday.

"We have very good trade with Japan but we want it more balanced there as well," Mnuchin told reporters in Buenos Aires on the sidelines of a meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs.

"We've repeatedly said to Japan we're ready to sign a free trade agreement," Mnuchin said.

He also said, "We appreciate all the Japanese automakers making cars in the United States." Jiji Press