decarbonization to tackle the climate crisis. after this, the united states and japan together with 11 nations will be launching the indo pacific economic frame work. this frame work is a commitment to working with our close friends and partners in the region. on challenges that matter most to ensure economic competitiveness in the 21st century. by improving security and trust in the digital economy. protecting workers, strengthening supply chain, and tackling corruption that robs nations of their ability to serve the citizens. the two largest democracies, economies in the democratic world, the united states and japan. demonstrating the strength of democracies in action. our cooperation has been particularly vital in organizing the global response to hold putin accountable for his brutal
not have to ratify it. it hasn t been made clear whether this is a trade agreement that will have to be passed by the senate. or if this is something the president can do on his own. it will be interesting to see kind of how he balances that when he speaks later today. i want to note the other thing that the president is so focussed on while he s here. there will be a big issue when he speak tomorrow with the prime minister of india, the war in ukraine. the president has spoken about it nearly every day on the trip. so it will be interesting to see if he speaks about that in this press conference. it s been top of his mind. even focusing on this region. as you are speaking i believe we re about to see the president and prime minister come in. you made a good point about the protectionist replflexes that a apparent. that changed allot since joe biden the trans-pacific