Japan, U.S. eyeing summit around Sept 20 on China, North Korea issues - Kyodo
10/09/2022 09:00
TOKYO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Japan and the United States are
working on arranging a summit between Prime Minister Fumio
Kishida and President Joe Biden in New York around Sept. 20 to
discuss security issues in East Asia, Kyodo news reported on
Saturday.
China's rising pressure on Taiwan, North Korea's nuclear
test threats and Russia's invasion of Ukraine are among issues
to be discussed, with the summit likely to be held on the
sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting, Kyodo
said, citing sources in both governments.
Kishida is also likely to attend the funeral of Queen
Elizabeth in Britain together with Japan's Emperor Naruhito
before visiting the United States, TV Asahi reported earlier on
Saturday. Biden has said he will attend the queen's funeral.
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(Reporting by Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)
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