[Epoch Times June 10, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Xu Jian comprehensive report) On the occasion of the G7 summit, British media reported that British Prime Minister Johnson and US President Biden will sign a new version of the Atlantic Charter (Atlantic Charter) , And promised to restart air travel between the two countries as soon as possible.
The “Daily Telegraph” reported on June 10 that the leaders of the “Group of Seven” countries-Britain, the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan-are currently in Cabis Bay, Cornwall, England. The summit was held, which was the first face-to-face meeting between leaders in the past two years.
Their top agenda includes: responding to the threats of Russia and the CCP to the existing international order, discussing the reconstruction of the world economy after the epidemic, including providing more vaccines to developing countries.
This is Biden’s first overseas trip since he assumed the presidency of the United States. When he and Johnson meet in Cornwall on Thursday, they will also sign a new version of the Atlantic Charter, which marks the beginning of a new chapter in US-UK relations. The United Kingdom called this a positive sign of close cooperation between the United Kingdom and the United States.
The original “Atlantic Charter” was signed by British Prime Minister Churchill and American President Roosevelt in 1941. It clarified the two countries’ peaceful vision for the world after World War II. At that time, the principles laid down in the Atlantic Charter included low trade barriers, economic cooperation, and people’s right to self-determination, which became the cornerstone of the British and American building of a post-war international order.
And this new version of the “Atlantic Charter” will once again promise that the United Kingdom and the United States will jointly defend democracy, establish a fair global trading system, respond to cyber threats, maintain collective security, and respond to issues such as climate change.
Johnson said that Churchill and Roosevelt were faced with the problem of how to restore the world (order) after a devastating war. “Today we must face a very different but equally daunting challenge-how to recover from the coronavirus (the Chinese Communist Party). (Virus) to better recover from the epidemic.” “When we do this, as our closest partners and greatest allies, cooperation between the United Kingdom and the United States is vital to the world’s stable and prosperous future.”
“The agreement that President Biden and I will reach today is rooted in our shared values and prospects, and will become the foundation of a sustainable global recovery.” Johnson said, “Eighty years ago, the US President and the British Prime Minister stood together and pledged A better future. We do the same today.”
In the first face-to-face meeting between world leaders after the epidemic, Johnson and Biden will also announce the establishment of a new “Joint Travel Working Group” to resume transatlantic tourism.
Currently, according to the ban imposed by the United States at the beginning of the CCP virus (COVID-19) pandemic, British people who are not residents of the United States are not allowed to travel to the United States, except in special circumstances. Before the outbreak, more than 5 million Britons visited the United States each year, and more than 4.5 million Americans visited the United Kingdom.
The new “Joint Travel Task Force” will be overseen by Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport of the United Kingdom, and chaired by senior officials from the British and American transport agencies. In addition, the Biden administration is also forming a working group with Canada, Mexico and the European Union to discuss how to lift travel restrictions.
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