As the international situation becomes tense due to Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, the US and Japanese governments coordinated that US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit Japan this weekend to meet with Prime Minister Kishida and Speaker of the House of Representatives Hosoda. It is expected that opinions will be exchanged on strengthening cooperation between the two countries.
According to people familiar with the matter, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi will visit Japan this weekend with several members of the House of Representatives to meet with Prime Minister Kishida and Speaker of the House of Representatives Hosoda.
In this, Prime Minister Kishida and President Biden agreed last month on the situation in Ukraine, etc., with the recognition that unilateral changes in the status quo by force are not allowed in any region. Opinions are expected to be exchanged on strengthening cooperation between the two countries, such as response and support for Ukraine.
In addition, Chairman Pelosi has been critical of China's human rights situation, which is in conflict with the United States, in connection with the hosting of the Beijing Olympics, and is expected to discuss how to deal with China.