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Now, just on the state visit: As you all know, the President and First Lady are prepared to welcome Prime Minister Kishida and Mrs. Kishida of Japan to the White House for an official visit. That will include a state dinner. This visit will be a celebration of our bilateral relationship as it evolves into a global partnership that is a force for peace and prosperity; also a recognition of the significance of our alliance. It builds on the immense progress between our two nations to help create a safer and more secure Indo-Pacific.
You’ll be hearing more from us soon, obviously, on the wide range of deliverables that will be announced by the leaders on Wednesday. I’m not going to get ahead of that. But I do want to highlight that, on Thursday, President Biden will welcome President Marcos of the Philippines to the White House for his second bilateral meeting here at the White House and also a chance to host the first-ever trilateral leaders’ summit between the United States, Japan, and the Philippines. And again, we’ll have much more to say about that as we get closer to Thursday.
The United States, Japan, and the Philippines are three closely aligned maritime democracies with increasingly convergent strategic objectives, interests, and, frankly, concerns in areas like the South China Sea.
The leaders are expected to announce new initiatives across a range of important issues during this historic trilateral meeting. It’s the first ever at the leader level, and so we’re going to look to find ways to continue to deepen the collaboration with our closest partners, again, to ensure a free, open, prosperous, secure Indo-Pacific.
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Source: The White House
Speaker: Admiral John Kirby, National Security Communications Advisor
Format: Press Briefing
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