this is bbc world news. our top stories... old allies, new challenges asjoe biden meets borisjohnson ahead of the g7 summit. we are recovering from the pandemic and the post—brexit trade route with the eu are high on the agenda. mr president, welcome to cornwall. great _ president, welcome to cornwall. great to— president, welcome to cornwall. great to be here. fantastic to see you. on what i think is your first big overseas trip since... it you. on what i think is your first big overseas trip since. . .- big overseas trip since... it is. the two _ big overseas trip since... it is. the two men _ big overseas trip since... it is. the two men will _ big overseas trip since... it is. the two men will also - big overseas trip since... it is. the two men will also discuss| big overseas trip since... it is. l the two men will also discuss a big overseas trip since... it is. the two men will also discuss a new atlantic charter aimed at refreshing the so—called special relationship. we will be hearing from them both

live in the next half—hour. in london our other main headlines, india's state raises its covid detail by 70% suggesting hugely underestimated the scale of the pandemic. and spectacular skies was that amateur astronomers across the northern hemisphere are treated to a partial eclipse of the sun. hello and welcome to bbc world news. we are here in cornwall and the southwest coast of england at a crucially important g7 summit. leaders will come together to try and set out a path for the pandemic

recovery. they'll be talking about climate change and talking about defending and enhancing the democratic ties between them. it is a very important three days, boris johnson said today an opportunity he stressed to reset the world order. the focus today is very much been on the bilateral discussions between borisjohnson and the american president who is here on his first foreign trip since becoming president five months ago. so far we've seen plenty of smiles, elbow bumps and a rally to ignite rather cordial nature between the two. but overshadowing the first meeting was a disagreement over the brexit trade talks and the difficulties that continue over the trade talks over northern ireland. our political editor laura goons burke. far from a casual beach—side stroll. the first encounter, the prime minister of the united kingdom and the president of the united states. a new quartet complete with a new

mrs johnson. a new quartet complete with a new mrsjohnson. and to politicians with very different paths. i am mrs johnson. and to politicians with very different paths.— very different paths. i am pleased to be a mr — very different paths. i am pleased to be a mr president? _ very different paths. i am pleased to be a mr president? very - very different paths. i am pleased i to be a mr president? very pleased to be a mr president? very pleased to be a mr president? very pleased to be here- — to be a mr president? very pleased to be here. playing _ to be a mr president? very pleased to be here. playing roles _ to be a mr president? very pleased to be here. playing roles scripted . to be here. playing roles scripted by their country shared histories. old tensions may linger but this pair are determined to remain friends. �* , . ., pair are determined to remain friends. �*, . ., , ~ friends. it's a great pleasure, mr president to _ friends. it's a great pleasure, mr president to welcome _ friends. it's a great pleasure, mr president to welcome you - friends. it's a great pleasure, mr president to welcome you to - president to welcome you to cornwall. it's fantastic to be here. fantastic to see you. we have so much _ fantastic to see you. we have so much in — fantastic to see you. we have so much in common married above much in common we both married above our station _ much in common we both married above our station. i�*m much in common we both married above our station. �* ., ., ., our station. i'm not gonna disagree with ou our station. i'm not gonna disagree with you on — our station. i'm not gonna disagree with you on that _ our station. i'm not gonna disagree with you on that are _ our station. i'm not gonna disagree with you on that are indeed - our station. i'm not gonna disagree with you on that are indeed on - with you on that are indeed on anything else. with you on that are indeed on anything else-— with you on that are indeed on anything else. forget small talk, the were anything else. forget small talk, they were in _ anything else. forget small talk, they were in progress _ anything else. forget small talk, they were in progress on - anything else. forget small talk, they were in progress on covid, l they were in progress on covid, climate. top of the list proving the alliance across the atlantic really counts. but that goodwill could be drowned out by the climber about a problem right now. american concern about how a standoff between the uk and the eee you is affected northern ireland. the and the eee you is affected northern

ireland. , ., , and the eee you is affected northern ireland. , .,, ,., ., ireland. the single most important fact for the — ireland. the single most important fact for the world _ ireland. the single most important fact for the world security - fact for the world security prosperity has been that relationship between north america and europe and in particular, between the united states and the uk. it's in incredibly important strategic relationship. and the talks were very good and there is no question that under president biden there is a massive amount that the new us administration wants to do together with the uk on everything from security, working together on all issues of projecting our values around the world together. but also on climate change. it's a big breath of fresh air. it's a new, it's interesting and we are working very hard together. one thing we absolutely all want to do and that is to uphold the good friday agreement. and make sure we keep the balance of the peace process going. that is absolutely common ground. i'm optimistic that we can do that.

there is no question the summit by the sands marks a shift. the two leaders partners barefoot on the beach. the start of something new after the horror of the pandemic that washed over the world, a new american administration and more interested in partnership and provocation. any first meeting between the british prime minister and an american president would fill and an american president would fill a page in our history. and these two men have talked with conviction about the values that they share. but that's not the same as what their partnership might actually achieve nor does it mask any areas where they might disagree. and this time around, american displeasure over northern ireland is very real. eu leaders will be on the shores soon too. the mood of the so—called protocol, how the brexit deal is being delivered in northern ireland is darkening. northern ireland still has to follow some eu rules. if america can provide coverfor a compromise, doesn't sound in the

mood to use it. while the eu is being very critical to what the uk is doing can you honestly say that you are keeping your promise to cause the minimum possible disruption to the people of northern iraq was like absolutely, the european union is determined to make the particle work for the benefit of everyone in northern ireland. find the particle work for the benefit of everyone in northern ireland. and we have bent over— everyone in northern ireland. and we have bent over backwards _ everyone in northern ireland. and we have bent over backwards for - everyone in northern ireland. and we have bent over backwards for years . have bent over backwards for years to find solution on that. we agree with the united kingdom that the protocol was the only solution. there can be friction between friends, no question about the power of the partnership between the leaders of the past. a refreshed respect to net respectful relationship is easy to promise but is up to these two to convincingly create. let me show you some live pictures of the airport you'll see that a

canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau hasjust landed. there is an honorary guard waiting for him at the steps of the plane they are. there is always with the g7 events a set timetable so we know when roughly the leaders and to be coming in. canadian prime ministerfirst, the japanese prime minister will be here in a couple of hours after him. together they have a very important role. the servant leaders all together account for 40% of the worlds gdp. they economy, not as big as they once were. nonetheless crucially important. they have it within their power to fund and to increase dramatically the vaccines that are being shared around the world. also to set in place a plan that would identify and isolate vaccine variance that might be spreading around the world. but it needs collaboration, organisation and borisjohnson was saying today at the outset of this summit that

the world has not done well enough at that. this is a chance for eight reset. and an opportunity for these seven countries to set out a plan for the coming months. it's got off to a very good start as we wait for justin trudeau to come down the stairs, off to good start with the american sides announcement that they are to donate five hundred million vaccines to the cause. which sounds a lot but it's a drop in the ocean when you consider the billions of vaccines that are needed worldwide. that is only the start of the process. what borisjohnson has been urging the leaders to focus on todayis been urging the leaders to focus on today is how they get vaccines to every corner of the globe and how they can do it by the end of 2022. it's notjust a moral imperative he said it's also in our own strategic interests to do it so these variants don't come back and defeat the

vaccines that have been deployed here in the west. those are the pictures ofjustin trudeau. it might be some time before he comes out. we've been talking to a former uk ambassador to the united states. i was talking to him about the tensions in the relationships between boris johnson tensions in the relationships between borisjohnson and joe biden. they are not the same personalities. there is a little bit of friction there. was he surprised then that at there. was he surprised then that at the outset the opening act was to signa to sign a new atlantic treaty? not reall . to sign a new atlantic treaty? not really. because _ to sign a new atlantic treaty? iirrt really. because i think that what the prime minister clearly wanted to do is open the account it a very positive way was a very deliberate suggestions going back to winston churchill, 1941 no accident there. and knowing full well that president biden is somebody who didn't think brexit was a very good idea, had certainly noticed that he, boris

johnson had been very close to donald trump. and therefore there was a degree of reset that was required. i think the renovation of the atlantic charter with masses of stuff in it is a very ambitious way of trying to reset the balance of relationship. i'm not surprised that that was the intention because there is plenty of nitty—gritty stuff in the rest of the agenda which is not to be that straightforward. it can't just be ticked off by the two men is it excellent start in updating this charter. ., ., ., ' . , charter. for all of the difficulties eo - le charter. for all of the difficulties people interpret _ charter. for all of the difficulties people interpret in _ charter. for all of the difficulties people interpret in late - people interpret in late relationship, they are two different personalities, there is an awful lot that connects them. they both want to contain china, they both want to confront russia, they have a shared agenda when it comes to climate change and also to the pandemic recovery. there could be if they can get beyond the personality, they could be a very strong relationship

here. mil could be a very strong relationship here. �* ., ., , ~ here. all of that is true. and i think they've _ here. all of that is true. and i think they've got _ here. all of that is true. and i think they've got a _ here. all of that is true. and i think they've got a comment | here. all of that is true. and i l think they've got a comment in here. all of that is true. and i - think they've got a comment in trust in getting vaccine diplomacy right and trying to eradicate as far as possible covid—19 from the world as a whole. there is a very close military defence, intelligence relationship. they've got every interest in trying to do a cyber warfare coming from the some of them a players in the world. you are right. it's an awful lot of business to do together. and the more traditionalforeign policy to do together. and the more traditional foreign policy issues like iran, what we can do to get there plan back on the rails? deal which donald trump walked away from. lots i think to do. no shortage of that substantive agenda. and plenty of reason wretched work. but i think you are also right to signal that there are those early bits of their relationship, potential misunderstandings to be addressed. and many have been warning for several months, we cannot lightly away president biden very personal interest in ireland and northern

ireland and the preservation of the good friday agreement. if anyone on the british side thinks that that that can be parked and not discuss, not only because of president biden because of their three major european players at the g7 summit that i think that's a mistake. and this mornings headline show that. and president biden is somebody who is strongly irish catholic american in his routes it is been saying for several months, please be careful as you do brexit, which by the way he didn't think was a great idea. please be careful as you do brexit not to mass with the fragile piece of the island of ireland. i not to mass with the fragile piece of the island of ireland.— of the island of ireland. i was auoin to of the island of ireland. i was going to ask— of the island of ireland. i was going to ask you _ of the island of ireland. i was going to ask you about - of the island of ireland. i was going to ask you about that. l of the island of ireland. i was - going to ask you about that. let's talk about the way that it was delivered. another term that i've heard much before but it amounts to a diplomatic dressing down. it sounds unprecedented in the relationship between these two sides. ., �* ., ., sides. oh, i wouldn't exaggerate the im ortance sides. oh, iwouldn't exaggerate the importance of— sides. oh, i wouldn't exaggerate the importance of the _ sides. oh, i wouldn't exaggerate the importance of the term. _ sides. oh, i wouldn't exaggerate the importance of the term. french - sides. oh, i wouldn't exaggerate the importance of the term. french was | importance of the term. french was the language of diplomacy for many

years and it means making an approach. i was they marched at times in my career. i think acting ambassador of the united states to the uk was told to go in and make these points very clearly. personally i don't think it came from president biden that's not the way these things work. i told to go in and make that point very clearly to the uk government that president biden does care about these issues and please stop messing about with and please stop messing about with an arrangement which is after all in arrangement protocol, northern protocol of which the johnson administration negotiated really well because he preferred it to the bond that teresa made negotiated a really now doesn't want to implement. i think that's the way the europeans and indeed the european see it. this was really a warning shot from the biden administration that this is a series that can't be brushed aside. do you

see him playing _ that can't be brushed aside. do you see him playing in _ that can't be brushed aside. do you see him playing in important - that can't be brushed aside. do you see him playing in important role? | see him playing in important role? we've heard from the european commission president today that this has to work for all sides in northern ireland, including including the union aside. do you see a role forjoe biden in easing the tensions? i see a role forjoe biden in easing the tensions?— the tensions? i think potentially. because he _ the tensions? i think potentially. because he knows _ the tensions? i think potentially. because he knows the _ the tensions? i think potentially. because he knows the subject i because he knows the subject backwards. he swallowed it very closely for a long time. he was one of the great sponsors of the good friday agreement. and i think that if there are some bumps in the road to be eased, to be flattened president biden is somebody who will want to do that. he certainly has sufficient knowledge of the subject in a very strong irish—american caucus behind them in america. i'm sure if he can help you well. american envoys has helped enormously to bring peace to northern ireland and an end to the trouble. i think there is potentially a strong american role in helping get us over this bumpy period. in helping get us over this bumpy eriod. ,., ., in helping get us over this bumpy eriod. ., .., ,

period. some important contacts there. joe biden _ period. some important contacts there. joe biden has— period. some important contacts there. joe biden has his - period. some important contacts there. joe biden has his style, i period. some important contacts| there. joe biden has his style, he is all smiles in public but don't mistake that for mild—mannered. let me take you back because just emerging from the canadian plane you will see prime ministerjustin for dojust coming down will see prime ministerjustin for do just coming down the steps —— true though. i'm reminded of the last of the g7 met in canada in 20, 18, 19? 19. last of the g7 met in canada in 20, 18,19?19.19.we had this last of the g7 met in canada in 20, 18, 19? 19. 19. we had this rather 18,19?19.19.we had this rather public spat between donald trump that year, didn't we james where he was not seem to communicate. he was angling for president putin to come to the g7 summit and then left early. i supposejustin trudeau will be very pleased to seejoe biden here this week. aha, be very pleased to see joe biden here this week.— here this week. a big contrast. donald trump _ here this week. a big contrast. donald trump did _ here this week. a big contrast. donald trump did not - here this week. a big contrast. donald trump did not like - here this week. a big contrast. l donald trump did not like events like this. he didn't like

multilateral summits he preferred transactional, one—on—one negotiations with another person who we could do deal with. he found coming to these things boring having to listen to other people express their opinions, there are occasions when he was filled yawning slightly, resting his eyes gently. that's very different. joe biden has come here to make exactly the opposite point. namely that america is back on the multilateral stage and he wants to engage with his allies once again. says he's leaning in to keep but he's landing wherejoe biden touched on yesterday. let's put the record straight on that. you can see the honour guard there at the foot of the steps. journals waiting for him as well. it's a very covid secure summit. we should mention that it is still going on during a pandemic. some news breaking in the la sal that in fact one of the press hotels here in cornwall, they've had an outbreak. and the german security assay at that hotel. it really does underline just how difficult it is

beenin underline just how difficult it is been in recent months to get all these leaders together. just been in recent months to get all these leaders together.- been in recent months to get all these leaders together. just a few weeks a . o these leaders together. just a few weeks ago we _ these leaders together. just a few weeks ago we had _ these leaders together. just a few weeks ago we had the _ these leaders together. just a few weeks ago we had the meeting i these leaders together. just a few weeks ago we had the meeting of| these leaders together. just a few i weeks ago we had the meeting of g7 foreign leaders in london. two members of the indian delegation tested positive. instantly within the fda and delegation had to isolate, participate remotely sitting in the hotels. because the big question was, is this a quite disparate to everybody else? there has been a huge amount of effort taken to try and avoid this becoming any kind of super spreader event. however when you got a number of people in and on familiar environment it'sjust people in and on familiar environment it's just inevitable you're going to get some people testing positive. the practicalities ofthe testing positive. the practicalities of the summit— testing positive. the practicalities of the summit and _ testing positive. the practicalities of the summit and what _ testing positive. the practicalities of the summit and what they - testing positive. the practicalities of the summit and what they will| testing positive. the practicalities i of the summit and what they will get into over the next three days. climate change, justin trudeau appears on the steps they are and shaking hands with the dignitaries awaiting. but climate change prominent of course in the discussions. the pandemic recovery, girls education with the g seven is

vital to tackling positivity and extremism in developing countries. it's all broadbrush stuff. when do we get the detail? i it's all broadbrush stuff. when do we get the detail?— it's all broadbrush stuff. when do we get the detail? i think at some oint we we get the detail? i think at some point we will _ we get the detail? i think at some point we will get _ we get the detail? i think at some point we will get some _ we get the detail? i think at some point we will get some sort - we get the detail? i think at some point we will get some sort of- point we will get some sort of announcement on vaccine. when g7 announces how much they're going to commit in terms of may be providing surplus vaccines to the rest of the world was up where there is a massive disparity between what the wealthy countries are doing and vaccination rates at 50, 70%. about in africa less than 2% of people have been vaccinated. there is a huge disparity there. there will be announcements to try and rebalance that. they will be a heated debate whether that will be enough. there will be some substance at that. they will be some substance at that. they will also be substance on climate change. this is very much a stepping stone before the big climate change in november. again, there will be questions on that. it would be announcements about how much emissions are going to be cut by there is wealthy countries. but will

they also say they are prepared to give to developing countries once again to adapt to climate change? they say has nothing to do with them. the question about climate change, climate finance, will that be enough? again a question of disparity there. on education they are going to make an education about how much money is going to be provided. there's a big size on girls education hosted in kenya. will that be are? a lot of money will be dedicated but remember, the uk which is making girls education a priority is currently cutting aid to the very project. we will get some substance, they will be assessed by others as well was it enough or is it ok? i others as well was it enough or is it ok? ., , others as well was it enough or is it ok? .,, ., ~ ., ., it ok? i was talking to the former irish president _ it ok? i was talking to the former irish president yesterday - it ok? i was talking to the former irish president yesterday talking i irish president yesterday talking about climate change finance that actually the americans have some catching up to do. because they have been absent from the discussion of the last four years. dormant sleep at donald trump through from the paris climate put up does the prompt

and hold the fact that he struggling with his domestic agenda does not overshadow what here? can get some of this in legislation through congress? i of this in legislation through congress?— of this in legislation through concress? ~' ., , ., congress? i think the great question that hanus congress? i think the great question that hangs over _ congress? i think the great question that hangs over all _ congress? i think the great question that hangs over all of _ congress? i think the great question that hangs over all of the _ congress? i think the great question that hangs over all of the summits l that hangs over all of the summits that hangs over all of the summits that historically they overpromise and under deliver. the g7 doesn't tell us two existing with either. there's no official driving through same two years ago you promised this and why haven't you deliver that? quite often the promises are made in the ambition is great but the delivery lacks. i think again the summit will be measured on that. if it what's different this time is that this summit really matters. occasionally you have summits for example i can remember the glen eagle summit in 2015, 2005 and a lot of rich countries basically cancelled a lot of debt that was owed to them by poor country. it was the start of a big process of change there. i can remember a time when there. i can remember a time when the big wealthy pharmaceutical

companies agreed to stop providing pharmaceuticals and medicines to tackle hiv—aids for free and sharing intellectual property, waving rules and all these kinds of things. this is summit can be one of those moments that we look back on where the western world, the rich world stepped up or not?— the western world, the rich world stepped up or not? yeah, that is the key question- _ stepped up or not? yeah, that is the key question- we — stepped up or not? yeah, that is the key question. we will _ stepped up or not? yeah, that is the key question. we will talk _ stepped up or not? yeah, that is the key question. we will talk much i stepped up or not? yeah, that is the l key question. we will talk much more about it. james, thank you. as we talk care there are police boats just in the harbour, circling around. huge security here in cornwall. we are on one side of the peninsula, on the eastern side in falmouth. and the leaders on the opposite side 30 miles away. and it's causing an awful lot of disruption of cores for local people. as we go into the tourism season of course they've already had a lot of disruption because of the lockdown for the pandemic. let's speak to someone local. let's speak to someone local. local musicians here

in cornwall want to use the g7 to raise awareness of child poverty in region. let's speak to will keating — a cornish folk singer. i hear you are very popular on youtube it online at the moment. what's of the moment. what service arms you play?— arms you play? songs history and heritaue arms you play? songs history and heritage of— arms you play? songs history and heritage of our _ arms you play? songs history and heritage of our beloved _ arms you play? songs history and heritage of our beloved cornwall, | heritage of our beloved cornwall, basically. during the pandemic we got a community together worldwide that saying a song called cornwall,... some comfort to get together. cornwall,... some comfort to get touether. ., , ., together. you sent me some of the thins together. you sent me some of the thin . s that together. you sent me some of the things that you _ together. you sent me some of the things that you campaigned - together. you sent me some of the things that you campaigned on. in | things that you campaigned on. in the e—mail that you say is that there are 20,000 young children here in cornwall that lived below the poverty line. it in cornwall that lived below the poverty line-— in cornwall that lived below the ove line. , . .,., ., , poverty line. it is an extraordinary number. poverty line. it is an extraordinary number- yes. _ poverty line. it is an extraordinary number. yes, in _ poverty line. it is an extraordinary number. yes, in fact _ poverty line. it is an extraordinary number. yes, in fact having i poverty line. it is an extraordinary number. yes, in fact having a i poverty line. it is an extraordinary| number. yes, in fact having a look at some more research it's aptly up about 30 now. there is a huge

disparity between income and house prices. this has a terrible effect on children in cornwall. do prices. this has a terrible effect on children in cornwall.- prices. this has a terrible effect on children in cornwall. do you hope been with the _ on children in cornwall. do you hope been with the worlds _ on children in cornwall. do you hope been with the worlds focus - on children in cornwall. do you hope been with the worlds focus suddenly j been with the worlds focus suddenly turned to cornwall that they might be some sort of g7 dividend that new money will come into the economy? and leaders are long gone the people will start to look at cornwall and come here on holiday? brute will start to look at cornwall and come here on holiday? we certainly hoe come here on holiday? we certainly ho -e so. come here on holiday? we certainly hope so. obviously, _ come here on holiday? we certainly hope so. obviously, part _ come here on holiday? we certainly hope so. obviously, part of - come here on holiday? we certainly hope so. obviously, part of the i come here on holiday? we certainly hope so. obviously, part of the eu. hope so. obviously, part of the eu being part of the poorest places in europe a lot of the funding came to cornwall so were hoping that will continue now that ——. cornwall so were hoping that will continue now that —-. hour cornwall so were hoping that will continue now that --._ continue now that --. how much disruption _ continue now that --. how much disruption has _ continue now that --. how much disruption has a _ continue now that --. how much disruption has a cause _ continue now that --. how much disruption has a cause for- continue now that --. how much. disruption has a cause for people, security that's been put in we? absolute mayhem. cornwall is a very small place and we are not used to so many police and so much traffic. it's because absolute mayhem. brute

it's because absolute mayhem. we 'ust it's because absolute mayhem. we just been talking to james about the g7 promising in under delivering. if you could talk to these world leaders, what sort of commitments would you like them to make? for me it's about poverty- _ would you like them to make? for me it's about poverty. since _ would you like them to make? for me it's about poverty. since we _ would you like them to make? for me it's about poverty. since we went i it's about poverty. since we went into lockdown house prices in cornwall had just rocketed. most of the house is being bought in cornwall are by cash buyers and people coming into the county. locals that live here won't be able to live here in the future.- locals that live here won't be able to live here in the future. yeah. or as johnson — to live here in the future. yeah. or as johnson talks _ to live here in the future. yeah. or as johnson talks about _ to live here in the future. yeah. or as johnson talks about building i to live here in the future. yeah. or. as johnson talks about building back asjohnson talks about building back better. course he has this national project of leveling up the country putting a lot of money up in the northern constituencies that the conservatives won in the last election. sometimes people overlook the poverty that you just laid out for us down here in the southwest.

are you confident, he starting this week among the context of the g7 about getting money to places that need it. do you feel confident that the british government has set out a plan to help the recovery here in cornwall? , ., ., cornwall? currently, no. in an answer. _ cornwall? currently, no. in an answer. no- — cornwall? currently, no. in an answer, no. we _ cornwall? currently, no. in an answer, no. we need - cornwall? currently, no. in an answer, no. we need to i cornwall? currently, no. in an answer, no. we need to see l answer, no. we need to see improvement and we need to see it quickly. things are deteriorating as more children, more working adults that are living below poverty line. right. | that are living below poverty line. right. i want to return to the music. i can't see you but i understand that you've got your guitar with you. and you told us that you play these cornish folk songs about local issues. maybe you could play one. before you do that tell us what you're going to play and what it's all about. i’m tell us what you're going to play and what it's all about. i'm going to -la and what it's all about. i'm going to play cornwall _ and what it's all about. i'm going to play cornwall my _ and what it's all about. i'm going to play cornwall my home - and what it's all about. i'm going| to play cornwall my home written and what it's all about. i'm going i to play cornwall my home written by a friend of mine. as a song brought

everyone together around the diaspora of the cornish people around the world. itjust tells the story of the love of cornwall and while we love it so much.- story of the love of cornwall and while we love it so much. take it awa , while we love it so much. take it away. will. _ while we love it so much. take it away. will- we _ while we love it so much. take it away, will. we will— while we love it so much. take it away, will. we will listen - while we love it so much. take it away, will. we will listen in. i while we love it so much. take it i away, will. we will listen in. music . music.

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but that has lifted my spirits. thank you very much indeed and best of luck with everything you're doing this week down here in cornwall. it real culture here in cornwall. i don't know if you come here on holiday, if you've ever been here but it's of course a glorious county. one of the best in england. lots of beaches, for 100 miles of beaches. we got the even project down here and also that great cornish culture, a little bit of what you just heard. christian, i spent eight years down here training to be a journalist was up i know every single part of that area. goad every single part of that area. good timin: to every single part of that area. good timing to finish _ every single part of that area. good timing to finish their _ every single part of that area. (13mg. timing to finish their because joe timing to finish their becausejoe bidenjust approaching timing to finish their becausejoe biden just approaching the microphone, let's listen in. first i want to express our condolences on behalf ofjill and i. to her majesty queen elizabeth ii, the entire royal family and the people of the united kingdom. today would have been

prince phillips 100th birthday. i know there are a lot of people feeling his absence today. in addition, i like to point out that the greet from the american government has been exemplary. we had a good first full day here in the uk. prime ministerjohnson and i had a very productive meeting, we discharged and discussed the broad range of issues on which the united kingdom, and the united states are working and very close cooperation. we affirm the special relationship as a sop and said lately, the special relationship between our people. and renewed our commitment to defend the enduring democratic values that both our nation share. that are the strong foundation of our partnership. 80 years ago prime minister winston churchill and president franklin roosevelt signed an agreement known as the atlantic

charter. it was a statement of first principles, promised that the united kingdom and the united states would meet the challenges of their age and they would be together. today we build on that commitment. the revitalised atlantic charter updated to reaffirm that promise while speaking directly to the key challenges of this century. cyber security, emerging technologies, global health and climate change. we discussed our goals of addressing the climate crisis. in the climate in april was helping to drive forward the critical 26 that the uk will host an glascow later this year. we talked about the shared sacrifices of our servicemen bravely serving side by side in afghanistan.

for close to 20 years. the uk was with us from the