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Jan. 17 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday in Washington to discuss a range of topics, including further support for Ukraine. Biden held a bilateral meeting with Rutte, during which they discussed trans-Atlantic security issues and respecting human rights, including more support for Ukraine, the White House said in a statement.
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"They talked about strengthening democracy, respect for human rights, and the rules-based international order around the world, including as co-hosts of the upcoming second Summit for Democracy," the White House said after the meeting. The Summit for Democracy is scheduled for March.
The two sides also discussed issues relating to supply chains and technology. In remarks on Sunday, Dutch Trade Minister Liesje Schreinmacher said the leaders were likely to discuss export restrictions to China that the United States put in place in October.
She said that, while the United States has legitimate concerns about China potentially using chip technology for military purposes, the Netherlands would not simply sign onto the sanction rules without proper dialogue.
European tech giant ASML, which is based in the Netherlands, makes machines that design and produce semiconductors, and China accounts for 15% of ASML's total revenue.
Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra and U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken also attended Tuesday's meetings.
