President Joe Biden will host President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on April 11 at the White House for the first trilateral United States-Philippines-Japan leaders’ summit.
In a press statement, U.S. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre disclosed the leaders will advance a trilateral partnership built on deep historical ties of friendship, robust and growing economic relations, a proud and resolute commitment to shared democratic values, and a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific.
She added President Biden will reaffirm the ironclad alliances between the U.S. and the Philippines, and the U.S. and Japan.
At the summit, the leaders’ discussion will center on trilateral cooperation to promote inclusive economic growth and emerging technologies, advance clean energy supply chains and climate cooperation, and further peace and security in the Indo-Pacific and around the world.
Further, President Biden will host President Marcos on a separate meeting to review the historic momentum in U.S.-Philippines relations and discuss efforts to expand cooperation on economic security, clean energy, people-to-people ties, and human rights and democracy.
President Biden will also reaffirm the country’s ironclad alliance with the Philippines and emphasize its commitment to upholding international law and promoting free and open Indo-Pacific.
