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WASHINGTON — Joe Biden is heading to Southwest Asia just days before becoming vice president, a visit that signals the new administration’s plans to make the troubled region an immediate priority.
To protect his security, Biden aides won’t say which countries he plans to visit, but the geographic description suggests destinations such as Afghanistan, Pakistan or India.
The Delaware senator is leading the bipartisan congressional trip this week as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, a post he has to resign before becoming vice president Jan. 20.
An official familiar with the planning of the trip said Biden is going now so the new administration can be ready from its first day to deal with the region.
