U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit Japan later this week to hold talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as the two countries seek to affirm coordination in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, sources from both governments said Wednesday.
Pelosi is expected to arrive as early as Friday and meet Kishida on Sunday at the prime minister's official residence. Japan's House of Representatives Speaker Hiroyuki Hosoda is also among those she is scheduled to meet during the visit, according to the sources.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno acknowledged at a regular news conference that the visit was being arranged but said no decision hads been made on who Pelosi will meet with or specific topics for the meetings.
Pelosi and Kishida are expected to exchange views on the Ukraine crisis while affirming cooperation in maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region in the face of China's increasing military assertiveness.