We agreed to continue talks on the relocation plan.

Because it takes time to persuade local communities (to accept the bases), Japan and the U.S. need to promptly map out specific measures.

We made some progress and agreed to arrive at a conclusion quickly. We could set a direction to our discussion and share a common ground.

(The talks’ suspension) is unavoidable. But if (the city) won’t squarely sit at the table, we will have no choice but to proceed with the (original) government policy.

We are moving toward an overall agreement. Other than the cost of moving the Marines, we have no major gaps between us.

We are in the final stretch and heading toward a resolution overall, but there is still distance between us on the Marines’ relocation cost.

As it would be no good if we only insist on our opinions, the American side should also fully consider what they can do.

We are moving toward an overall agreement.

I believe Mr. Lawless just presented his rough plans. After the final agreement is reached, we will come up with an estimated total and present it to the public.

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