U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to New York City on September 21 to address the United Nations General Assembly, the White House said on Monday.
The world’s largest conference, held almost a year ago due to the coronavirus epidemic, will be held this year with a mixed race.
Biden, weakened after U.S. military forces withdrew from Afghanistan, much to the chagrin of his Washington counterparts, is heading to conventions in the coming weeks and months.
Last Monday, the White House announced that the President will meet with the Prime Ministers of Australia, India and Japan at the White House on September 24.
An international group called Quad – or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue – should be seen as a target to counter China’s economic and military growth in the Asia-Pacific region.
Quad leaders met online in March, and ministers from four countries also held face-to-face talks, but the White House meeting will be the first of its kind in the afternoon.
Any talks between the four countries could affect the situation in Afghanistan, as well as provide an opportunity to reach an agreement ahead of the G20 summit in Rome in October, Japanese journalists said last week.
The G20 summit in Rome and the UN COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland, will follow in late October and early November.
In December, Biden will convene global leaders to hold a “Summit for Democracy” that is seen as a challenge for China as well as an alternative to the G20 cultural summit. The list of participants in the conference has not yet been released.
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