Tokyo, Dec. 4 (BNA): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is likely to cancel a planned trip to the United States for talks with President Joe Biden this month due to the spread of the omicron type of COVID-19, Japanese broadcaster NHK reports. in a. Saturday.
Japanese media reported at the time that Kishida and Biden met in Glasgow last month on the sidelines of the United Nations climate summit, and agreed to meet formally by the end of the year to discuss issues of mutual interest, such as China.
NHK Kishida said that due to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus variant as well as the political situation in the United States, Kishida is considering rescheduling the meeting after the new year.
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