British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated on Saturday he appeared ahead to working with U.S. President Joe Biden on their shared objectives, together with tackling local weather change.
Johnson used his first telephone name with the U.S. president to welcome Biden’s bulletins that the United States would rejoin the 2015 Paris Agreement on local weather and the World Health Organization, and so they mentioned the prospects of a free commerce deal.
“Great to speak to President Joe Biden this evening,” Johnson stated on Twitter. “I look forward to deepening the longstanding alliance between our two countries as we drive a green and sustainable recovery from COVID-19.”
The White House stated Biden and Johnson talked about cooperation, together with by means of multilateral organizations, on curbing local weather change and preventing COVID-19.
Biden additionally conveyed his intention to “strengthen the special relationship between our countries and revitalize transatlantic ties, underscoring the critical role of NATO to our collective defense and shared values,” the White House stated in a launch.
A spokeswoman for Johnson stated the leaders “also discussed the benefits of a potential free trade deal between our two countries.” Britain left the European Union final yr. Biden’s name with Johnson was his first with a European chief since taking workplace.
On Friday, Biden spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
