Nippon Steel plans to use its current merger agreement to acquire U.S. Steel as a starting point for talks with the U.S. government, President Tadashi Imai said on Tuesday, as it aims to revive the deal.

Nippon Steel plans to meet with federal officials to work out a solution to the U.S. Steel takeover, and will use the existing merger agreement as a starting point in negotiations. The Japanese steelmaker’s chief operating officer,

Nippon Steel Corp President Tadashi Imai said Tuesday that "nothing has been decided" regarding a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to expedite the company's plan to acquire United States Steel Corp.