First modification: 25/01/2021 – 01:06
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The new president of the United States, Joe Biden, and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, determined to act together to confront the Covid-19 pandemic and fight against climate change, now that Washington returned to the Paris Agreement. The information was released by the White House, after a call between the two leaders this Sunday.
The United States maintains France as one of its main allies. With his sights set on reversing foreign policy issues from his predecessor Donald Trump, President Joe Biden spoke with his counterpart Emmanuel Macron. This is one of the first rulers that the new American president has contacted a few days after his inauguration.
“The two presidents have had a friendly and in-depth working conversation in which they have found a great convergence of perspectives on multilateral challenges such as issues of crisis and international security,” the Elysee Palace reported in a statement.
According to a statement from the White House, Biden confirmed to Macron that under his mandate the United States is committed to strengthening transatlantic relations, through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Washington’s association with the European Union. .
This is a friendlier approach compared to that of former President Trump, who got into a fight with the alliance by announcing a reduction of billions of dollars to NATO, considering an inequity in the amount of contributions from its member countries . In addition, it reduced the presence of its troops in nations such as Germany, Afghanistan and Iraq.
US seeks French support in fight against pandemic and climate change
On the other hand, the two leaders agreed on the need to promote coordination to address challenges that hit the whole world such as the Covid-19 pandemic, international economic recovery and the fight against climate change.
President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to work closely together to fight the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, attempting to mend U.S.-France relations strained under Donald Trump’s administration. https://t.co/GCr2maC2tI
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 24, 2021
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Biden has already taken the first steps on these issues with his signing of decrees to counteract the spread of the virus in his country and the return of the United States to the Paris Agreement. This is the most ambitious global plan that seeks to prevent the increase in the average temperature of the planet from exceeding 2ºC compared to pre-industrial levels.
Likewise, Biden and Macron agreed to work together on shared priorities against China, the Middle East, Russia and the Sahel region in West Africa.
With Reuters and EFE
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