WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday discussed the dangers of climate change and bantered about the joys of rail travel during an Oval Office meeting aimed at underscoring the US-British alliance.
Beginning at the end of October, the UN COP26 climate conference in Glasgow is viewed as a critical moment for the world to halt global warming. The president said the two leaders would discuss trade in their meeting. Britain is eager to seal a US-UK trade deal. "They love you," Johnson said to Biden, seemingly referring to the US railway staff."Well, they should," replied Biden, a regular train commuter for more than 30 years, to laughter.
But the leaders met amicably in June at a G7 meeting and seemed to share a comfortable rapport in the Oval Office on Tuesday, calling each other by their first names.
Hope Biden dont fall asleep in the middle of the meeting
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