Japanese Prime Minister visits the United States in April – Observer

The Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, accepted an invitation from the President of the United States, Joe Biden, to make a state visit to the country in April, the White House said in a statement this Thursday.

O invitation was formalized by Bidenin November, when he met with Kishida on the sidelines of a meeting of leaders from the Asia/Pacific region and the visit is expected to end a period of nine years without trips by the Japanese head of state to the United States, as the last one took place in 2015 .

Japan will export Patriot missile systems to the United States

The two parties then began working on an agenda that was scheduled for the beginning of this year, but which will eventually take place in April, with a state dinner on the 10th of that month, according to information released by Washington.

According to the spokesperson for the President of the United States, Karine Jean-Pierre, the meeting will allow both countries to continue strengthening ties in matters of politics, security and economicsas well as advancing “a common vision for an open, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific and world”.

Japan is considered a key ally of the United States in the region, although the last state visit by a country leader to his North American counterpart took place in 2015, when the now deceased Shinzo Abe was received by then President Barack Obama .