WELLINGTON: New Zealand\u0027s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will meet United States President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday (May 31), where she said she expects to discuss ongoing US engagement in the Indo-Pacific region. \u0022Top of mind for us, alongside the situation in Ukraine, is the situa
China has made a concerted push to grow its influence, and the country's Foreign Minister Wang Yi isArdern said that along with meeting Biden, she also expected to meet Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell.
"It's not about annouceables. It’s not about new initiatives. It is actually about that relationship," she said. Ardern has been in the United States as part of a trade delegation promoting New Zealand and business. She also delivered the commencement address at Harvard University.earlier this month, given strict White House pandemic protocols.