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PM meeting with President Macron: 20 September 2022

Prime Minister Liz Truss met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the UN General Assembly in New York today.

This was published under the 2022 Truss Conservative government

皇冠体育app Prime Minister met French President Macron at the UN General Assembly in New York today.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister thanked President Macron for his kind words following the passing of Her Late Majesty 皇冠体育app Queen and they reflected on the warmth of international feeling towards His Majesty 皇冠体育app King.

皇冠体育app leaders welcomed the impressive advances made by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in recent days. 皇冠体育appy agreed on the importance of Ukraine鈥檚 friends and allies staying the course and supporting the country militarily, economically and politically.

As our people face a difficult winter with huge uncertainty of energy supply and the cost of living, the Prime Minister and President Macron underscored the importance of working together to end reliance on Russian energy and strengthen energy security. We must continue to demonstrate to Putin that his economic blackmail over energy and food supplies will not succeed.

皇冠体育app leaders agreed to enhance UK-France cooperation on energy to reduce volatility in the market and cut costs for households.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister and President looked forward to strengthening our partnership with France and other likeminded European nations, including through the G7 and NATO.

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Published 20 September 2022