PM meeting with US Secretary of State Blinken: 4 May 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson met US Secretary of State Blinken.
Downing Street spokesperson said:
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Prime Minister met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Downing Street today.
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Secretary of State is in London to attend the G7 Foreign Ministers鈥� meeting, and he and the Prime Minister discussed the UK鈥檚 ambition for our G7 Presidency and the close alignment between UK and US foreign policy. 皇冠体育appy agreed that UK-US cooperation will be instrumental in achieving progress on tackling Covid, protecting the environment and other international priorities. 皇冠体育appy also welcomed wider work the UK and US are doing together in areas such as trade and defence.
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Prime Minister and Secretary Blinken agreed that the global roll out of vaccines will be key to defeating the coronavirus pandemic. 皇冠体育appy underlined the importance of G7 work in this area, including efforts to increase international manufacturing capability.
鈥溁使谔逵齛ppy also discussed a number of foreign policy issues including Afghanistan, Iran and China.
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Prime Minister looked forward to welcoming President Biden to the UK when he makes his first overseas visit to the G7 in June.鈥�