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New Zealand PM Ardern To Meet President Biden At White House Tomorrow

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US President Joe Biden will welcome New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to the White House for the first visit of a leader from New Zealand since 2014.

  • According to the White House: ‘The two Leaders will discuss strengthening cooperation to support the Pacific Islands region, and our work together on a range of issues, including the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, addressing the climate crisis, and countering terrorism and radicalization to violence both off and online.’
  • Ardern said she expects to discuss increasing competition in the Indo-Pacific, trade, and the US economic role in the region.
  • It is understood that gun control may also be on the agenda. Ardern oversaw the implementation of gun control measures in NZ after a mass shooting in Christchurch in 2019.
  • Auckland was one of the first 12 signatories to the new US Indo-Pacific Economic Framework unveiled by President Biden in Tokyo last week.

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