The first Japanese minister will give a speech at the Congress of the United States on April 11

The first Japanese minister, Fumio Kishidawill go to American Congress next April 11th, in the framework of his next state visit to the North American country, where he plans to meet the day before with the president Joe Biden.

“To be able to face the challenges facing the international community, it is important to establish strong cooperation. I believe that this visit, including the speech, is very significant to deepen and show to the world the strong relationship between the two countries”, said this to the Japanese government spokesperson, Yoshimasa Hayashiafter being asked about the press wheel.

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The speech was announced hours before washingtonwhere their leaders Congress stated in a statement that the visit of Fumio Kishida “symbolizes the commitment of both nations to peace and prosperity and to an international community that promotes democracy, security and stability”.

The 11th of April will be the first speech of a Japanese representative in the US Congress in new years, after it was delivered in 2015 by the deceased Shinzo Abe during the administration of the president Barack Obama.

The day before, Kishida was scheduled to meet with President Biden at Casa Blancaas Washington announced last year.

Biden will wrap up the first Japanese minister and his wife, Yuko Kishidawith a State visit, an honor that the USA reserves for its closest allies and which only the leaders of Francia, South Koreathere India y Australia since the democrat arrived at Casa Blanca in 2021.

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The visit, whose exact duration has not yet been announced by Tokyotakes place at a time when Washington seeks to strengthen its alliances in Asia-Pacific to counter the China It is expected that Prime Minister Kishida will underline Japan’s commitment to its alliance with the United States on this front and will also put on the table the consideration of the North Korean armament development.

During his stay in the USA, Kishida would also be considering leaving Washington to meet with company representatives present in U.Saccording to filtrations collected by the Japanese public department NHK.

Source: Elcomercio

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