Biden also confirms support for the Tokyo Olympics to Japan’s Suga | Olympic issues
The White House says Biden met Suga at the end of the G7 summit and confirmed his support for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
U.S. President Joe Biden reiterated his support for the Tokyo Olympics in a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday, highlighting the need to put in place health measures to ensure the safety of those affected.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which were modified last year due to the spread of coronavirus worldwide, are set to kick off on July 23, with widespread protests, large Japanese companies and medical professionals.
In a meeting with Suga in addition to the Group Five meeting in Britain in Carbis Bay, Biden also discussed other issues including COVID-19, North Korea, China and climate change, the White House said. words.
“President Biden is committed to supporting the Olympic Games in Tokyo with all the necessary health measures needed to protect athletes, co-workers and spectators,” it said.
“President Biden has shown great pride in the US athletes who coached the Tokyo Games and are competing in the best traditions of the Olympic Games,” it said.
The comments are in line with the same statement made in April on Suga’s visit to Washington.
As Tokyo struggles with the fourth wave of infectious diseases and is in danger, the Japanese government and its planners will continue – blocking “Armageddon”, according to a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Tokyo 2020 will be “grateful” if the G7 countries can support the Summer Games beyond what they have planned, Tokyo 2020 organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto said on Friday.
