JAPAN: According to statements made on Wednesday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House on January 13 and travel to other G7 allies this month.
This will be Kishida’s first trip to the US capital since entering office in October 2021. He has spoken with Biden numerous times, including in Japan. Kishida entered office in October 2021.
Assuming the G7 group’s presidency, Japan will visit members France, Italy, Canada, and Britain this month, according to Kishida.
The “very crucial” and “demonstration of the expanding Japan-US relationship,” he claimed, would be the meeting with Biden.
The White House stated in a previous statement that the trip would “further expand ties between our governments, economy, and our people.” The trip will have a positive impact on the relationship between the two governments, economies, and peoples. The White House made this statement in the past.
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The two presidents are anticipated to discuss climate change, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and regional security issues. Regional security issues that may be discussed include North Korea and China.
Kishida stated that he will also bring up Japan’s strengthened defence strategy.
japan’s government last month approved a massive revision of its defence strategy, including a considerable increase in funding. In approving this revision, the government warned that China posed the “biggest strategic risk ever” to its security. The defence strategy revision includes an increase in funding.
Japan pledged to increase security expenditure to 2% of GDP by 2027, reorganise its military command, and buy new missiles that can target far-flung enemy launch locations in its biggest defence shake-up in decades.
On January 9, Kishida will begin his diplomatic tour in Paris. He will make stops in Rome, London, and Ottawa before landing in Washington. Kishida’s diplomatic tour will include stops in Paris, Rome, London, Ottawa, and Washington.
Kishida wants to place establishing a world free of nuclear weapons on the international agenda. He will be hosting the G7 leaders summit in Hiroshima in May. The G7 leaders summit, which Kishida will host in Hiroshima in May, will be focused on establishing a world free of nuclear weapons.
In addition to reiterating their support for Ukraine, he said he expected the G7 allies to show “solidarity with the rest of the globe” and work with the “global south” on problems like climate change and the food and energy crises.