US White House Assistant to President Joe Biden will announce the launch of the IPEF = Indo-Pacific Economic Framework with Prime Minister Kishida in attendance during President Biden's visit to Japan from the 22nd. I made it clear.

President Sullivan, who is in charge of security policy at the White House in the United States, said at a press conference on the 18th that President Biden's visit to South Korea and Japan starting on the 20th was forced to respond to the situation in Ukraine. It's a crucial time to exercise American leadership in another important region of the Pacific, "he emphasized the significance of the visit.



In addition, Assistant Minister Biden announced that President Biden would announce the launch of the IPEF = Indo-Pacific Economic Framework with Prime Minister Kishida in the presence of Prime Minister Kishida during his visit to Japan from the 22nd. ..



Since the leaders of countries such as Southeast Asia will also attend online, it seems that the United States wants to make it a place to promote cooperation with each country.



"It's a new framework for the 21st century designed to tackle new economic challenges, such as creating rules for the digital economy, securing a strong and strong supply chain, and energy shifts," Sullivan said. Did.