Japanese minister to meet U.S. treasury secretary on Thursday

[April 24, 2019]  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso will meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in Washington on Thursday, the Japanese ministry said.

Aso will brief reporters after the meeting, at around 4 p.m. (2000 GMT), the ministry said.

Aso and Mnuchin are expected to discuss currency issues on the sidelines of bilateral trade talks, although the ministry made no mention of the purpose of the meeting.

(Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Robert Birsel)

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