American flags in Washington. File photoMOSCOW, May 20US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said that a number of Asian countries do not want to support the Indo-Pacific Economic Structure project, which is going to be launched by US President Joe Biden, because they do not understand What this project will be like. Earlier, national security adviser to the American leader Jake Sullivan said that during his visit to Tokyo, Biden would take part in the launch of a new ambitious regional initiative, the so-called Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) project. «Governments across the region are asking 'What are we agreeing to?'… 'Are we starting negotiations or are we starting a process that leads to negotiations?' this process as a «consultation for negotiations.» According to the agency, the ambassador emphasized the «symbolic value» of the project and promised al that the details will be known after its launch. «IPEF is also a way to declare on the economic front that we (USA) are a permanent part of the Pacific region,» Emanuel added.
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