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US President Joe Biden will embark on a five-day tour of Europe on Thursday to attend two crucial global summits.
He will first head to Italy for the G20, an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union, and then to Scotland for the COP26 international climate conference.
Before that, Biden is scheduled to meet Pope Francis in Rome on Friday.
It will be followed by meetings with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Mario Draghi. He will also meet with French President Emmanuel Macron later in the day.
On Saturday and Sunday, Biden will attend the key G20 events in Rome.
There will be several sessions covering the main elements of the international economy and international affairs.
“On the margins of the Summit he will engage with key leaders on a range of issues of importance to the American people, including supply chain resilience, energy prices, the Iranian nuclear program, and more,” the White House said.
The COP26, or the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, will begin with the World Leaders Summit on November 1 and 2 in Glasgow.
The COP26 will bring leaders together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
In Glasgow, the US president will deliver a major speech on climate.
He will also have the opportunity to engage on the margins there on a range of important issues, including the Build Back Better World initiative - B3W - that the G7 announced at the summit in June.
In the past few weeks, the US and the EU came together for joint action on Covid-19, launched a global methane pledge and other key climate initiatives, and launched a Trade and Technology Council to set the rules and standards for economics and technology in the future.
“President Biden and key European partners will sit down at these two summits to coordinate policies on Iran, on supply chains, on global infrastructure efforts, and so much else,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters.
He pointed out that neither China nor Russia will be represented at the summit at the leader level, reportedly due to Covid-19.
“The US and Europe will be there, and they’ll be there energized and united at both the G20 and COP26, driving the agenda, shaping the agenda as it relates to these significant international issues,” said Sullivan.
The top White House official said the trip is going to give the President an opportunity to advance some of his highest priorities on behalf of the US people, such as global minimum tax, supply chains and energy prices.
Washington
US President Joe Biden will embark on a five-day tour of Europe on Thursday to attend two crucial global summits.
He will first head to Italy for the G20, an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union, and then to Scotland for the COP26 international climate conference.
Before that, Biden is scheduled to meet Pope Francis in Rome on Friday.
It will be followed by meetings with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Mario Draghi. He will also meet with French President Emmanuel Macron later in the day.
On Saturday and Sunday, Biden will attend the key G20 events in Rome.
There will be several sessions covering the main elements of the international economy and international affairs.
“On the margins of the Summit he will engage with key leaders on a range of issues of importance to the American people, including supply chain resilience, energy prices, the Iranian nuclear program, and more,” the White House said.
The COP26, or the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, will begin with the World Leaders Summit on November 1 and 2 in Glasgow.
The COP26 will bring leaders together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
In Glasgow, the US president will deliver a major speech on climate.
He will also have the opportunity to engage on the margins there on a range of important issues, including the Build Back Better World initiative - B3W - that the G7 announced at the summit in June.
In the past few weeks, the US and the EU came together for joint action on Covid-19, launched a global methane pledge and other key climate initiatives, and launched a Trade and Technology Council to set the rules and standards for economics and technology in the future.
“President Biden and key European partners will sit down at these two summits to coordinate policies on Iran, on supply chains, on global infrastructure efforts, and so much else,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters.
He pointed out that neither China nor Russia will be represented at the summit at the leader level, reportedly due to Covid-19.
“The US and Europe will be there, and they’ll be there energized and united at both the G20 and COP26, driving the agenda, shaping the agenda as it relates to these significant international issues,” said Sullivan.
The top White House official said the trip is going to give the President an opportunity to advance some of his highest priorities on behalf of the US people, such as global minimum tax, supply chains and energy prices.
