U.S. President Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a state visit to the United States on April 10, the White House said on Thursday.

The formal event, which will include a lavish state dinner and a policy meeting, follows a promise by Biden to host the closely allied nation key to the U.S.¡¯ strategy toward China, North Korea and other Asian security issues.

Biden and Kishida will discuss ¡°efforts to strengthen our political, security, economic, and people-to-people ties¡± to improve Indo-Pacific security, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said.