US President Joe Biden said on Sunday that the United States had renewed its presence on the world stage. He used his first foreign trips since taking office to establish contacts with a new generation of leaders from the world’s most powerful countries and to unite allies in tackling the coronavirus pandemic and China’s business and working practices, the agency writes. AP.
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When Biden concluded a three-day meeting at a summit of a group of seven rich democracies, which he described as “extremely fruitful and collaborative,” he said his engagement had sparked “real enthusiasm.”
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“America has returned to leading the world alongside nations that share our deepest values. I think we have made progress in restoring American credibility among our closest friends, “Biden told a news conference before leaving Cornwall to visit Queen Elizabeth II. to Windsor Castle.
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Biden, who is on an eight-day trip through three countries, announced at a G7 meeting a commitment to provide the world with 500 million doses of coronavirus vaccine and called on the Allies to do the same. G7 leaders on Sunday reaffirmed their intention to donate more than one billion doses of vaccine to poorer countries next year.
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“It will be a permanent project for a long time,” Biden said of the global vaccination campaign, adding that he hoped the world would eradicate the pandemic in 2022 or 2023. “It is not only the right thing from a moral point of view, but also the right thing from a “He also said that the United States could give the world another one billion doses of vaccine in the coming years.
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Biden also fought for a joint statement by the leaders to include specific statements criticizing China, including the use of forced labor and other human rights violations. The president refused to talk about private talks on the provision, but said he was satisfied with the harsh rhetoric, although differences between the Allies on how to deal vigorously with Beijing persist.
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Biden indirectly criticized his predecessor, President Donald Trump, who had said in the past that other countries should pay for the US military presence. According to Biden, he does not consider NATO a “protection company”.
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“The European Union is an incredibly strong and vibrant organization,” the US president told Reuters. In an interview with him, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron appreciated that the USA is again interested in world-class cooperation.
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The summit was one of Biden’s first personal meetings with world leaders since he took office in January. For example, Macron quickly understood the 78-year-old American. Macron did not explicitly say Trump’s name, but clearly leaned into it when he noted that the American president had come with Biden “willing to cooperate.” “What you’re showing is leadership, it’s partnership,” Macron told Biden.
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During Trump’s term, Macron tried to find common ground, but often failed. In November 2019, he complained that a lack of US leadership was causing NATO’s “brain death,” Biden apparently acknowledged Macron’s concerns in his speech, noting that Western Europe provided NATO with a “backbone and support.” “.
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According to Reuters, Biden and other G7 leaders hope that their Build Back Better World (B3W) plan will be the right answer for China. Agency Reuters she wrote that it was an attempt to limit China’s growing influence and the competition of the New Silk Road, which was announced eight years ago by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Biden hopes to leave the summit on Sunday with a communiqué that will include allegations against China over the forced labor of Muslims and ethnic minorities in western China. According to one of the representatives of the Biden administration, the leaders generally agreed on the need for greater coordination on the issue of China.
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Canada, the United Kingdom and France have largely supported the position of the Biden administration, while Germany and Italy are hesitant, according to the official. According to White House officials, Biden wants the G7 countries to speak with one voice on China’s human rights abuses.
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“We need to be able to negotiate with China in all these areas from a position of strength and from a unified position. I think the president has been able to bring countries closer together in recent days to address some of the challenges posed by China, “said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday’s” Face the Nation “program on CBS News.
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During the summit, Biden also met with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihido Suga and South African President Cyril Ramaphos. At a press conference, Biden mistakenly confused Syria and Libya by describing the importance of providing humanitarian aid to countries ravaged by civil war.
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Biden then traveled to Windsor Castle for a private audience with the Queen, becoming the 13th President of the United States to meet with the 95-year-old queen. Biden greeted the queen in the castle courtyard and inspected the ceremonial guard before going to the queen for tea with First Lady Jill Biden.
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After an hour-long meeting with the queen, Biden told reporters that the British queen had reminded him of his mother and that he had asked him about Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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On Monday, Biden is going to Brussels to meet with NATO and European Union leaders ahead of Wednesday’s summit with Putin in Geneva. U.S. officials said the four-eyed meeting will see if a constructive relationship can develop between the two men, although Biden is predicted to reprimand Putin for a number of violations and interference in the US election.
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