On Saturday, President Biden pledged to strengthen the U.S. relationship with the United Kingdom and its other NATO allies in a phone call with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday.
According to a reading of the call shared by the White House, in the first call with Johnson since the inauguration of Biden, the president “he conveyed his intention to strengthen the special relationship between our countries and revitalize transatlantic ties, emphasizing the critical role of NATO in our collective defense and our shared values. ”
The White House added that Biden expressed a desire to work closely with Johnson, as the UK will host the G-7 and the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) this year.
The phone call also included discussions on the “need for coordination on shared foreign policy priorities, including China, Iran and Russia.”
Johnson was the first to announce the call on Saturday, tweeting a photo of him by phone with the president and adding that he sees “We look forward to deepening the long-standing alliance between our two countries as we drive a green and sustainable recovery of COVID-19.”
Great to talk to the president @JoeBiden this evening. I look forward to deepening the long-standing alliance between our two countries as we push for a green and sustainable recovery of COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/Y4P3G74PPz
– Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) January 23, 2021
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In the phone call, which was Biden’s first with a foreign leader since taking office, the two agreed to meet next month. while Washington and Ottawa seek to restore relations after four years of tension.
Historically, Canada has been the first trip abroad for any new president of the United States.
Biden, in his first day in office, signaled a desire to return to multilateralism, even through executive action that pledged the U.S. to rejoining the Paris climate agreement, which Trump had withdrawn from the U.S. from criticisms that hurt American workers.
Biden has described the renewed commitment as a down payment on its climate plan, which calls for putting the country on a path to zero net emissions by 2050.
Biden’s call with Johnson comes as the two countries fight rising rates of COVID-19 infections, exacerbated by new strain first found in UK
Johnson announced Friday that there is evidence to suggest that the coronavirus strain in the UK is spreading faster and has higher mortality rates, although National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins and top disease expert infectious. Anthony Fauci
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