U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) applaud as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2024.
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prime minister of japan Fumio Kishida Thursday urged the United States to continue to provide leadership in the world amid threats to democracy and the economic order.
Kishida told lawmakers at a joint session of Congress that the world is at a critical moment that will determine the next phase of history.
“The world needs the United States to continue to play a key role in national affairs,” Kishida said. He added: “The international order that the United States has worked hard to build for generations is facing new challenges from countries with values and principles that are very different from ours. . ”
The speech came a day after Kishida spoke alongside President Joe Biden. state visit They outlined new military cooperation plans and projects to strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance against China and Russia.
After the speech, Kishida will join Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken for a luncheon at the State Department.
He will then participate in the first US-Japan-Philippines trilateral summit Join Biden and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House.
Kishida is the second Japanese leader to address U.S. lawmakers. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in 2022 after leaving office, became the first Japanese leader to address a joint session of Congress in 2015.
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