Suga and Biden on the phone for 30 minutes… Early expression of intention to visit the US

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga © Reuters = News 1

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga made a phone call with the new US President Joe Biden on the morning of the 28th, NHK and others reported. This is the first time since his inauguration that President Biden made a phone call with the head of an Asian country.

According to the media, Prime Minister Suga spoke with President Biden for about 30 minutes before 1 am on the day, confirming that he will cooperate in the aspect of strengthening the US-Japan alliance.

Prime Minister Suga is known to congratulate President Biden on his inauguration and expressed his desire to visit the United States as early as possible to build a personal relationship of trust.

In addition, the leaders of the United States and Japan have agreed to work closely with the initiative to realize the’free and open Indo-Pacific’ initiative, NHK said.

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