Officials from Japan and the United States have agreed to speed up negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement, including through a ministerial meeting slated for early August, a senior Japanese official said Friday.

"The leaders of Japan and the United States agreed in their summits in May and June to achieve early results. We are vigorously negotiating toward that goal," senior trade official Kazuhisa Shibuya told reporters after a three-day meeting in Washington.

Based on the working-level talks, Japanese economic revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer are expected to discuss tariff cuts in sensitive areas such as beef and pork for Japan and automobiles and auto parts for the United States.

Japanese and U.S. officials will have a follow-up meeting after the upcoming ministerial meeting, according to Shibuya.

With U.S. President Donald Trump pushing for a deal to be reached after Japan's House of Councillors election held last Sunday, a key issue is whether Tokyo and Washington will be able to achieve a win-win agreement in September -- the perceived goal of the White House.

Trump appears eager to claim a major trade victory in a boost to his 2020 re-election bid.

In the three days of talks, officials from the two sides discussed tariff cuts on a wide range of sectors such as industrial and agricultural goods, as well as alcoholic beverages, according to Shibuya.