Joseph Robinette Biden and Suga Yoshihide

“ The United States and Japan have a big agenda ahead of us. And we are two important democracies in the Indo-Pacific region, and our cooperation is vital, in my view — and I think in both our views — to meeting the challenges facing our nation and ensuring the future of the region to remain free and open and prosperous.
So I’m looking forward to speaking with the Prime Minister. And our teams are — are tackling a shared agenda. We — we are ready to — ready to get to work. ”

“ Yoshi and I have had some private time together, both lunch and tea, and it’s great to have him with us.
As you know, this was the first foreign leader to visit me in my presidency. And I’m really pleased to welcome such a close ally and good partner. ”