Boris Johnson and Joe Biden will set out their shared vision of a ‘sustainable global recovery’ from the coronavirus pandemic when they meet ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall.
Holding their first face-to-face talks on Thursday, the leaders are expected to agree on what has been billed as a new Atlantic Charter – a reference to the post-war declaration of cooperation between Winston Churchill and President Franklin D Roosevelt in 1941.
According to Downing Street, the meeting will focus on climate change, security, the global trading system and the defense of democracy, as well as efforts to coordinate how transatlantic travel can safely resume.
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Persistent problems in North Ireland, linked to disagreements between the EU and the UK on the implementation of the Brexit protocol, will also be discussed.
In a statement ahead of the talks, the prime minister said: “As Churchill and Roosevelt have faced the question of how to help the world recover from a devastating war, today we face a very challenge. different but no less intimidating – how to rebuild better after the coronavirus pandemic.
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” The agreements President Biden and I will ensure that today, rooted as they are in our shared values and perspectives, will form the foundation for a sustainable global recovery.
“Eighty years ago the US President and the British Prime Minister stood together promising a better future. Today we are doing the same.”
Earlier this week, The Atlantic reported Boris Johnsondislikes the phrase “special relationship”, with the magazine suggesting it believed it made the UK “needy and weak”.
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This notice was published: 2021-06-09 20:14:00