US President Joe Biden and new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stressed the need to “stand with Ukraine” and cooperate in the face of “challenges posed by China” in their first phone call, the House said on Tuesday. White.
Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak “agree on the importance of working together to support Ukraine and hold Russia accountable for its aggression, to face the challenges posed by China and to guarantee sustainable and affordable energy resources,” underlines the US executive in a Press release. release.
Strengthening cooperation between the two countries
The two leaders “also discussed their shared commitment to protect the gains from the Good Friday Agreement” in Northern Ireland, and the “need to reach a negotiated agreement with the European Union on the Northern Ireland Protocol”, which specifies the post-Brexit. provisions in this British province.
The 1998 “Good Friday” deal ended three decades of conflict between mainly Protestant Unionists and largely Catholic Republicans in favor of reunification with the Republic of Ireland.
Earlier Tuesday, Joe Biden congratulated Rishi Sunak on his accession to Downing Street and said he was delighted with the strengthening of cooperation between the two countries “on issues essential to global security and prosperity.”
And the US president on Monday called the appointment of Rishi Sunak, the first person of Indian origin and Hindu faith to become British prime minister, “revolutionary.”
Source: BFM TV
