The US leader arrived in the UK ahead of a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ) summit in Lithuania, with the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the West’s support for the latter central to the talks. Biden, who was received by King Charles III at Windsor Castle later, hailed the UK-US relationship as u201crock solidu201d ahead of his discussions with Sunak.
Source:- TOI
u201cLooking ahead to this week’s NATO Summit, the Prime Minister and President Biden agreed on the need to strengthen our alliance and maintain our support for Ukraine,u201d a Downing Street spokesperson said in a readout of their discussions.
u201cThey discussed the progress of the counter-offensive and emphasised the importance of the country’s international partners committing to its long-term defence, providing the support Ukraine needs to win this war and secure a just and lasting peace. On broader NATO issues, they agreed on the need to ensure that Sweden has a swift path to full NATO accession,u201d the spokesperson said.
Source:- The White Houseu201cThe Prime Minister and President Biden also discussed the broader geopolitical context, including in the Indo-Pacific and with regard to Iran,u201d the spokesperson noted.It marked the first time Biden has visited Downing Street as the US President and his sixth meeting with Sunak since he became Prime Minister in October last tear.
The US President was driven in his official vehicle, known as u201cThe Beastu201d, with an accompanying security convoy and posed for the customary photograph at the famous door of 10 Downing Street during a warm greeting by Sunak before the British Indian leader led the visiting dignitary to the garden.
We stand as two of the firmest allies in that alliance and I know we’ll want to do everything we can to strengthen Euro-Atlantic security, said Sunak.
He said it was great to u201ccarry on our conversation following a series of meetings between the leaders this year, including during his visit to Washington last month. Sunak, who will be joining Biden at the NATO summit this week, said they would consider how to strengthen cooperation and joint economic security to the benefit of citizens of both countries.
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