This combo photo shows Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, left, and US President Joe Biden. (PHOTOS / AP)

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will travel to the United States to meet President Joe Biden next month to discuss Indo-Pacific issues, Japan’s chief government spokesman said on Friday.

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Suga will go to the US in the first half of April and will become the first foreign leader to meet face-to-face with President Biden, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told reporters.

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The leaders’ meeting is intended to show their strong commitment to a free and fair Indo-Pacific region, Kato said.