Abe Obama Agree on Global Effort Against Ebola

10/15/2014 8:39:14 AM

(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Tokyo October 15 (QNA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Barack Obama have agreed on the need for their countries and the rest of the international community to work together to tackle the Ebola epidemic.

Obama has initiated a 25-minute telephone conversation with Abe. The two leaders agreed that Ebola poses a threat to international peace and security and requires a concerted effort to prevent it from spreading further according to Japan's (NHK WORLD) website.

The World Health Organization says Ebola has killed more than 4400 people mostly in West Africa and is warning that the number of infected people will reach 9000 this week. Two nurses in the US and Spain who had treated Ebola patients have become infected.

Abe explained Japan's efforts to tackle the epidemic in the form of supplying drugs and sending medical experts to West Africa. He said Japan will speed up the supply of various kinds of aid. Obama expressed his appreciation for the efforts.

The two leaders also agreed to continue efforts to reach an early conclusion to the negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade agreement. (QNA)

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