Japan-US Summit Meeting to be Held on 16th Confirmation of Support Policy for Realization of Decarbonized Society

The US-Japan summit meeting between Prime Minister Suga and US President Joe Biden will take place on April 16 in Washington.

At the meeting, it is expected that Japan and the United States will cooperate to support the realization of a carbon-free society in the Indo-Pacific countries.

Regarding the Japan-US summit meeting between Prime Minister Suga and President Biden of the United States, the Japanese government announced on the 2nd that it will be held in Washington on April 16th, local time.

The Japan-US summit meeting was initially coordinated to be held on April 9, and was postponed for a week, but the Japanese government is the first foreign leader to meet with Prime Minister Suga face-to-face after President Biden takes office. There is no change in the prospect of becoming.

Regarding this meeting, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato cooperated with Japan and the United States on issues such as new corona countermeasures, climate change, and issues surrounding China and North Korea, in addition to cooperation toward the realization of a "free and open Indo-Pacific." And said that it would confirm cooperation.

At the meeting, it is expected that Japan and the United States will cooperate to support the realization of a carbon-free society in the Indo-Pacific countries.・ We would like to work together in the fields of information and communication technology such as the large-capacity communication standard 5G.

The US and Japanese governments are considering the release of a joint document that includes the results of the summit meeting, and confirmed the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait in light of China's intensifying movement to advance into the ocean. With that in mind, we will continue to make adjustments in the future.

US spokesman "reflecting the importance of bilateral relations"

Saki, a spokesman for the White House in the United States, officially announced at a press conference on the 2nd that the Japan-US summit meeting will be held at the White House on the 16th of this month.

"President Biden is looking forward to welcoming Prime Minister Suga at the White House," said Saki. "It is the first foreign leader of the Biden administration to welcome him face-to-face, and bilateral relations with Japan. Is a sign of what we value. "