US President Joe Biden to satisfy King and Rishi Sunak in go to to UK

US President Joe Biden will meet King Charles in a go to to the UK later this month, Buckingham Palace has introduced.

In an announcement, the palace confirmed the US president will meet the monarch at Windsor Castle on 10 July.

Mr Biden may even meet with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak throughout his five-day abroad journey, beginning with a cease within the UK on 9 July to the UK, earlier than going to Lithuania and Finland.

A go to had lengthy been anticipated and comes after Mr Sunak visited Washington final month for talks with the US president.

Mr Biden attended the funeral of the King’s mom, Queen Elizabeth II, final September and joined him and different leaders for a night reception earlier than the ceremony.

The White House stated: “President Biden will first travel to London, United Kingdom for engagements with King Charles III and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to further strengthen the close relationship between our nations.”

Downing Street stated Mr Sunak “looks forward to welcoming President Biden in the UK later this month”.

A No 10 spokesperson added that the upcoming go to “reflects the strong relationship” between the UK and US, and additional particulars will probably be set out sooner or later.

After visiting the UK, the White House stated Mr Biden will then journey to the Lithuanian capital Vilnius from 11 to 12 July to attend the 74th NATO Summit.

He will then go to Helsinki on 13 July for a gathering with Nordic leaders.

The apparently quick journey by Mr Biden comes after the US and the UK introduced a brand new partnership, the ‘Atlantic Declaration’, to bolster financial safety.

Announced throughout Mr Sunak’s go to to the White House, it included commitments on easing commerce limitations, nearer defence trade ties and a knowledge safety deal.

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Mr Biden additionally made a short journey to Northern Ireland earlier this yr to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, assembly the prime minister for transient talks in Belfast.

The US president claimed in May that he visited the island of Ireland earlier this yr to make sure the “Brits didn’t screw around”, amid ongoing US concern concerning the influence of Brexit on the peace course of.

During that go to, the president advised the Irish parliament that he believed the UK must be working extra carefully with the administration in Dublin to help Northern Ireland.