US President Joe Biden will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio at the White House on January 13 and maintain talks on the bilateral relationship and regional and international points. The assembly comes earlier than Japan hosts the G7 summit in May in Hiroshima.

“They will also discuss a range of regional and global issues including the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs, Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine, and maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,” a White House assertion stated on Wednesday.

During the assembly, Biden will reiterate his full assist for Japan’s not too long ago launched National Security Strategy, its presidency of the G7, and its time period as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated on Tuesday.

Last month, North Korea claimed to have carried out key checks wanted for the event of a brand new strategic weapon. North Korean chief Kim Jong Un additionally ordered the “exponential” enlargement of his nation’s nuclear arsenal.

Biden and Kishida will rejoice the unprecedented power of the US-Japan Alliance and can set the course for his or her partnership within the yr forward, she stated.

Biden appears to be like ahead to welcoming Kishida to the White House to additional deepen ties between the governments, economies, and the folks, the press secretary stated.

“Over the past year, the two leaders have worked closely together to modernise the US-Japan Alliance, expand our cooperation on key issues from climate change to critical technologies including through the Quad, and advance a free and open Indo-Pacific. President Biden and Prime Minister Kishida will build on these efforts,” she stated.

The US and several other different world powers have been speaking in regards to the want to guarantee a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific within the backdrop of China’s rising navy manoeuvring within the resource-rich area.

China claims practically all the disputed South China Sea, although Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam all declare elements of it. Beijing has constructed synthetic islands and navy installations within the South China Sea. China additionally has territorial disputes with Japan within the East China Sea.

The Quad or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue includes India, the US, Japan and Australia.

The two leaders final met in Bali, Indonesia, throughout November’s G20 summit.

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