Johnson, Biden discuss ‘deepening alliance’: PM’s office
Boris Johnson and Joe Biden on Saturday vowed to deepen ties and cooperate on tackling environment change within their first conversation because the US president’s inauguration, the British primary minister’s office said.
Johnson congratulated Biden on his inauguration and “both leaders looked forward to deepening the close alliance between our countries”, said the statement from Downing Road.
British newspapers reported that Johnson was the initial European leader to receive a call from Biden, who earlier spoke to Canadian and Mexican
counterparts.
The right-wing Sunday Telegraph reported that Johnson was the first head outside North America to talk with Biden “after his scheduled call was brought forward two days and nights in exactly what will be seen as a significant boost for the special relationship between the UK and US.”
Biden on Friday spoke to Canadian Primary Minister Justin Trudeau found in his first phone to a foreign head.
Johnson tweeted an image of himself found in shirt-sleeves laughing due to he spoke on the phone. “Great to speak to President @JoeBiden tonite,” he wrote.
The conversation appeared aimed at warming frosty relations after Biden in 2019 described Johnson as a “physical and emotional clone” of Donald Trump, his predecessor as US president.
Biden in addition has been critical of Johnson’s Brexit policy, however the Downing Street assertion said the leaders “discussed the benefits associated with a potential free
trade deal between our several countries”.
Johnson said he designed to resolve current trade issues “immediately”.
Biden, who has Irish roots, had warned ahead of his election that if Brexit damaged the 1998 Good Friday Agreement he'd not consent to a trade offer. That agreement ended 30 years of violence in Northern Ireland.
Johnson praised Biden for swiftly reversing policy decisions made by his predecessor.
He “warmly welcomed” Biden’s decision to put the United States back to the Paris environment accord and rejoin the Environment Health Organization. The primary minister also praised Biden’s determination to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
The leaders said they hoped to meet up soon and works together on the United Nations’ global climate modification summit to be held in Scotland in
November, said the assertion.
The leaders “re-committed to the NATO alliance” and “shared values in promoting human legal rights and protecting democracy”, it added. Trump was remarkably critical of the transatlantic alliance.
The leaders also decided on the “significant difficulties facing the world through the pandemic”. AMERICA has the largest number of instances and deaths on earth, while the UK has the highest amount of deaths in European countries.
The leaders said the pandemic on the other hand created “unparalleled opportunities to build back better and greener together”.
Johnson also praised Biden for joining the Covax initiative, a global pool of coronavirus vaccine doses for poorer countries.
