United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has said dealing with the United States President, Joe Biden was a breath of fresh air.
Gatekeepers News reports that Johnson and Biden met for the first time on the eve of the G7 summit in Cornwall.
“It’s wonderful to listen to the Biden administration and Joe Biden because there’s so much that they want to do together with us – on security, on Nato, to climate change.
“It’s fantastic, it’s a breath of fresh air,” Johnson told reporters.
The duo are currently in Cornwall for the G7 summit but created time on Thursday to meet each other alongside U.S First Lady, Jill Biden and Johnson’s new wife, Carrie Johnson.
The two world leaders “agreed to work to reopen travel and to continue to share information that will help defeat the spread of coronavirus in our countries and internationally,” according to a Downing Street spokesman.
On the controversial issue of Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements, the spokesman said: “The Prime Minister and President both reaffirmed their commitment to the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement and to protecting the gains of the peace process.
“The leaders agreed that both the EU and the UK had a responsibility to work together and to find pragmatic solutions to allow unencumbered trade between Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.
“The Prime Minister outlined his ambitions to further expand opportunities for all the people in Northern Ireland and hoped that the US would continue to work with the UK to boost prosperity there.”
When asked if Biden made his alarm about the situation in Northern Ireland clear, Boris Johnson said: “No, he didn’t.
“But what I can say is that America – the United States, Washington – the UK plus the European Union have one thing we absolutely all want to do and that is to uphold the Belfast Good Friday Agreement and make sure we keep the balance of the peace process going.
“That’s absolutely common ground and I’m optimistic that we can do that.”
Gatekeepers News reports that a Downing Street spokesman said: “The Prime Minister and President discussed the importance of the relationship between the UK and the US for protecting our people, boosting prosperity in both our countries and promoting our values around the world.
“They covered a number of foreign policy issues, including Afghanistan, China, Iran and Russia.
“They agreed that the UK-US partnership was more important than ever as we tackle shared challenges like climate change and building back better from the coronavirus pandemic.
“The Prime Minister and President concurred that the revitalised Atlantic Charter published today was a fitting testament to the sheer breadth and depth of the co-operation between our countries.
“They resolved to take this co-operation further by expanding trade and progression towards a future UK-US Free Trade Agreement, a deal which would create jobs and bring new opportunities to both of our countries.”
G7 leaders; UK, US, Canada, Japan, France, Germany and Italy, are due to meet and deliberate on the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery.
