Joe Biden accepts invite from the King for UK state go to after ‘pleasant dialog’

The King has invited Joe Biden to the UK for a state go to which the US president has accepted, the White House has introduced.

The invitation got here throughout a dialog between the pair on Tuesday, by which Mr Biden knowledgeable the King that US first girl Jill Biden would attend his coronation in May.

US presidents historically don’t attend British monarchs’ coronations.

“The president was appreciative of the offer by the King and looks forward to that state visit,” White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre instructed reporters.

She mentioned that Mr Biden spoke on the telephone with the King for round 25 to half-hour.

“He congratulated the King on his upcoming coronation, they have a very friendly conversation, he has a good relationship with the King,” she mentioned.

“He talked about how he enjoyed visiting the Queen back in 2021 when he and the first lady came to Windsor and he hoped to visit again soon.

“Actually, throughout the name, the King provided for him to return and do a state go to which the president accepted.

“So they will see each other again very soon… there are many things that they both care about, key shared values, key shared issues, that they want to continue to discuss like climate change.”

Ms Jean-Pierre didn’t have a particular timeline for when the go to would happen, although she mentioned it might be “in the near future”.

Visit to Ireland

Meanwhile, Mr Biden will tackle the Irish parliament subsequent Thursday as a part of his much-anticipated go to to Ireland.

He will start his journey in Belfast earlier than travelling on to Dublin with visits to Co Louth and Co Mayo the place his ancestors are from.

He is ready to handle TDs, senators and MEPs within the Dail chamber as a part of his go to to coincide with the twenty fifth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar instructed the media that Mr Biden’s go to provided a possibility to advance points mentioned throughout the Washington DC go to two weeks prior.

“The number one objective of President Biden’s visit to Ireland is to welcome a son of Ireland home, to welcome home a great Irish American president and to cement and strengthen the really good relationship that we have at the moment with the US,” he mentioned.

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“I don’t think relations have ever been stronger or closer between Ireland and the US, and we want to cement that and use the opportunity of the meetings we’re going to have.”

The US chief may even ship a public tackle exterior St Muredach’s Cathedral in Ballina, Co Mayo, subsequent Friday night.

“Given the deep, historic ties between Ireland and the United States of America, both the Ceann Comhairle and the Cathaoirleach are very much looking forward to welcoming the president to Leinster House,” an announcement mentioned on Wednesday.

Mr Biden will grow to be the fourth US president to handle the Oireachtas, following John F Kennedy’s tackle in June 1963, Ronald Reagan’s in June 1984 and Bill Clinton’s in December 1995.