Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Saturday that a face-to-face meeting he had sought with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump would not go ahead.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba acknowledged Saturday that he will not hold an in-person meeting with U.S. President-elect Dona

Japan’s parliament is set to elect a prime minister Monday in a mid-afternoon vote that’s likely to keep Shigeru Ishiba in the job despite a national election setback, as the premier prepares for an expected meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump later this month.

Shigeru Ishiba's scandal-tarnished coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a lower house election late last month.

He will now navigate hostilities within his party, economic woes and a period of flux in international relations.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed to strengthen communication at all levels during their first meeting since the Japanese leader took office in October.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met for the first time with China's President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru. During the talks both expressed the importance of relations between the two countries.