US President Joe Biden will arrive in Britain on Sunday for a brief visit during which he will meet British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and discuss climate change issues with King Charles ahead of the upcoming NATO summit.
The White House said the trip was designed "to further strengthen the close relationship between our nations".
The president will travel to Downing Street on Monday to hold a low-key meeting with Sunak, their fifth in as many months and just a month after the two agreed in Washington to an "Atlantic Declaration" and to work together on advanced technologies, clean energy and critical minerals.
Sunak's spokesperson said their discussions would likely include the upcoming NATO summit and Ukraine.
"As we face new and unprecedented challenges to our physical and economic security, our alliances are more important than ever," Sunak said in a statement released by his office on Saturday.
"The UK is Europe's leading NATO ally, we are the United States' most important trade, defence and diplomatic partner, and we are at the forefront of providing Ukraine with the support they need to succeed on the battlefield," said Sunak, who studied at California's Stanford University and owns a penthouse flat in Santa Monica.
Sunak's spokesperson said their discussions would likely include the upcoming NATO summit and Ukraine.
"As we face new and unprecedented challenges to our physical and economic security, our alliances are more important than ever," Sunak said in a statement released by his office on Saturday.
"The UK is Europe's leading NATO ally, we are the United States' most important trade, defence and diplomatic partner, and we are at the forefront of providing Ukraine with the support they need to succeed on the battlefield," said Sunak, who studied at California's Stanford University and owns a penthouse flat in Santa Monica.
The president and the king are due to discuss climate issues, a subject on which Charles, 74, has campaigned and spoken out about for more than five decades.
When the two men met at the COP26 UN climate summit in Scotland two years ago, Biden praised Charles' leadership on the subject, telling him "We need you badly".
"You are very kind for saying that," Charles replied.
Following the meeting, Biden and Sunak leave Britain for Lithuania where NATO leaders will gather for a key summit. Biden is then expected to travel to Helsinki for a meeting with Nordic leaders.
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