Joe Biden to fulfill King and PM throughout July go to to UK
A go to to the UK had lengthy been anticipated and comes after Mr Sunak visited Washington final month for talks with the US president.
Downing Street stated that the go to mirrored the “strong relationship” between the UK and US, after the White House confirmed the journey.
“President Biden is scheduled to travel to the United Kingdom, Lithuania, and Finland from July 9-13.
“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,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated in an announcement.
Buckingham Palace confirmed that the King will meet Mr Biden at Windsor Castle on July 10.
A No 10 spokeswoman stated: “The Prime Minister looks forward to welcoming President Biden in the UK later this month.
“This reflects the strong relationship between the UK and US, building on a series of bilateral visits and meetings earlier this year.”
Mr Biden made a quick journey to Northern Ireland earlier this yr to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, assembly the Prime Minister for temporary talks in Belfast.
The White House stated that after visiting the UK Mr Biden would “then travel to Vilnius, Lithuania from July 11- 12 to attend the 74th Nato Summit”.
“On July 13, President Biden will visit Helsinki, Finland for a US-Nordic Leaders Summit.”
The apparently brief 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 obstacles, nearer defence business ties and an information safety deal.
While each side used that Washington go to to hail the power of US-UK ties, Mr Biden has not been afraid of sometimes criticising London.
Mr Biden in May claimed that he visited the island of Ireland earlier this yr to make sure the “Brits didn’t screw around”, amid ongoing US concern in regards to the affect of Brexit on the peace course of.
During that go to, the President informed the Irish parliament that he believed the UK ought to be working extra carefully with the administration in Dublin to help Northern Ireland.
Mr Biden and First Lady Jill Biden travelled to London for the funeral of the late Queen final September.
The US President didn’t attend the King’s coronation, together with his spouse attending as an alternative.
Mr Sunak may even be attending the Nato summit in Vilnius, which is seen as a crunch summit at which a compromise on Ukraine’s demand for membership of the alliance is predicted to be hammered out.