US President Joe Biden speaks to the press before a meeting in the Oval Office with lawmakers in the White House March 3, 2021, in Washington, DC. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden on Friday will meet virtually with leaders of Japan, India, and Australia, the White House said on Tuesday.

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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a daily briefing that a range of issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic, economic cooperation, and the climate crisis, would be discussed during the meeting.

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It will be the first time that the United States, Japan, India, and Australia, known as "the Quad", meet at the leader level.