This was stated by the press secretary of the White House Jen Psaki.

"The US President is looking forward to meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House on Friday, April 16," C-SPAN quoted her as saying.

Psaki noted that this will be the first personal visit of a foreign leader to the United States during the Biden presidency.

Earlier, the White House reported details of the first telephone conversation between Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.