WASHINGTON, Jumada I 26, 1436, Mar 17, 2015, SPA -- US President Barack Obama will host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the White House next month, the White House said Tuesday. Susan Rice, national security adviser to Obama, previously had announced that Abe was one of two Asian leaders who will make a state visit to the United States this year. Rice met with the secretary-general of Japan’s National Security Sectariat, and the White House said that she noted that Obama is looking forward to hosting Abe in April. The date was not immediately announced. --SPA 23:04 LOCAL TIME 20:04 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w