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PM meeting with President Macron: 26 June 2022

Prime Minister Boris Johnson met French President Macron at the G7 Summit in Germany today.

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Boris Johnson and President Macron smile and walk towards each other to shake hands.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister began by thanking the President for his generous praise of Her Majesty 皇冠体育app Queen on the occasion of her Jubilee.

皇冠体育app leaders discussed the crisis in Ukraine. 皇冠体育appy agreed this is a critical moment for the course of the conflict, and there is an opportunity to turn the tide in the war. Both the Prime Minister and President Macron stressed the need to support Ukraine to strengthen their hand in both the war and any future negotiations.

President Macron praised the Prime Minister鈥檚 ongoing military support to Ukraine and the leaders agreed to step up this work. 皇冠体育app Prime Minister stressed any attempt to settle the conflict now will only cause enduring instability and give Putin licence to manipulate both sovereign countries and international markets in perpetuity.

皇冠体育app leaders agreed to continue and enhance the close work between the UK and France on areas including defence and security.

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Published 26 June 2022