US President Barack Obama and have Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe emerged smiling, but empty handed, from talks in Washington.<br /><br /> The two nations have failed to agree on a trade pact, but Obama says both are committed to a quick resolution.<br /><br /> Centred around cars and agriculture, the negotiations have held up talks over the wider Trans-Pacific Partnership, involving ten other countries.<br /><br /> The president also assured Abe of America’s commitment to defending Japanese territory, including some small islands in dispute with China.<br /><br /> On Wednesday (April 29), Shinzo Abe will become the first Japanese Prime Minister to address a joint session of US Congress.
