The US Department of State announced Monday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be embarking on a trip tomorrow to Europe and Asia where he will accompany President Joe Biden in the UK and Ireland until Friday then will head to Vietnam and Japan to conclude his trip on the April 18.
During his trip to Hanoi, Vietnam, the Secretary will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Comprehensive Partnership between the US and Vietnam, and engage in discussions with senior Vietnamese officials on a range of issues. “Among the topics for discussion will be our shared vision of a connected, prosperous, peaceful, and resilient Indo-Pacific region,” said principal deputy spokesperson for the US State Department, Vedant Patel, in a statement.
After Vietnam, the Secretary will travel to Karuizawa, Japan to attend the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting where “he will meet with his counterparts to chart a path forward on a range of global issues, including Russia’s continued war against Ukraine, nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, food and energy security, and advancing an affirmative vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific,” concluded Patel.
Source: Kuwait News Agency