Joe Biden will go to Great Britain, to participate in the G7 summit which will take place from 11 to 13 June in Cornwall, and then he will move to Brussels for the NATO summit and the US-EU summit. The White House today announced the US president’s first overseas mission. A mission, said spokeswoman Jen Psaki, who will then be in Europe to underline “her commitment to restore our alliances, revitalize transatlantic relations and work closely with our allies and multilateral partners to address global challenges and ensure better the interests of America “.
The G7 summit, the first to be held in person since the outbreak of the pandemic (the EU has convened one in person with the leaders on climate, pandemic and relations with Russia), “will strengthen our commitment to multilateralism, to work to advance key US priorities in public health, economic recovery, climate change and demonstrate solidarity and shared values among major economies “. During the three days of the summit, Psaki said, Biden will have “bilateral meetings with the other leaders of the G7” starting with the host Boris Johnson.
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Even in Brussels, in his two commitments to NATO and the EU, the American president will underline, once again, how America, after the era of tears and Trumpian nationalism, has returned to being a leader on the front of multilateralism and alliances . “The president will affirm the US commitment to NATO, transatlantic security and collective defense – the statement continues – NATO leaders will discuss how to orient the Alliance in the face of future threats and ensure effective burden sharing” .
Finally, the US-EU summit: “Leaders will discuss a common agenda to ensure global health security, stimulate global economic recovery, tackle climate change, expand digital and trade cooperation, strengthen democracy and address shared foreign policy concerns “, concludes Psaki.
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“Together with European Council President Charles Michel, I will be happy to welcome US President Joe Biden to Brussels for the EU-US Summit on his next trip to Europe in June 2021. We have a lot to do together, from climate change to health. , from trade and multilateralism to geopolitical challenges “. This is the first comment by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on Twitter, after the announcement of the White House.
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