Japan's prime minister heads to Washington for Nuclear security summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will leave for Washington on Wednesday to take part in the Nuclear Security Summit. 
Leaders from more than 50 countries will attend the summit, which opens on Thursday. They include US President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Park Geun-hye. 
The leaders will discuss ways to prevent terrorist attacks using nuclear weapons, and other topics. They will also take up the ISIS militant group in the wake of the deadly bombings in Belgium. 
Abe told the Upper House Budget Committee on Tuesday that Japan will contribute actively to promoting global nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament, Japan's NHK World reported. 
He said these contributions will be made through training of personnel from other countries in dealing with nuclear terrorism as well as enhanced measures against it, with an eye toward the upcoming Group of 7 summit in Japan. 
On the sidelines of the meeting, Abe will attend a trilateral summit with Obama and Park, and hold individual meetings with Obama and other leaders.
Abe is expected to confirm with other leaders their close cooperation against North Korea, which continues to take provocative actions such as nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches. 
He also plans to discuss the world economy ahead of the Ise-Shima summit scheduled for May.

Source: QNA