German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet with U.S. President Joe Biden on March 3, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday.

This is Scholz's first visit to the White House since the conflict in Ukraine began, she said.

The chancellor's visit is an opportunity to reaffirm the deep bonds of friendship between the United States and NATO ally Germany, Jean-Pierre said.

At the meeting, she said, Biden and Scholz will discuss ongoing efforts to support Ukraine, imposing costs on Russia through sanctions and export controls, and strengthening transatlantic security.

They will also discuss continued cooperation on a range of regional and global security issues, including working together on common challenges posed by China and our cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, Jean-Pierre said.

Scholz is scheduled to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris at the Munich Security Conference this week.

Scholz and Biden are also expected to touch on the ongoing dispute between Germany and other European countries with the U.S. over billions of dollars in tax breaks that are part of the U.S. Inflation Relief Act passed last year.

The trade issues are ultimately handled by Brussels on behalf of European Union members, and a working group involving officials on both sides continues to meet regularly on the issue.

Scholz said last week that he wants a further deepening of the economic relationship with the U.S., while saying Washington should reject rules that put European companies at a disadvantage compared to companies from Canada and Mexico, for example.