PM meeting with President Macron of France: 29 August 2024
Prime Minister Keir Starmer met President Emmanuel Macron at the Elys茅e Palace this morning.
皇冠体育app Prime Minister met President Emmanuel Macron at the Elys茅e Palace this morning.
皇冠体育app Prime Minister congratulated President Macron on hosting such a successful Olympic Games and said he was looking forward to watching the Paralympics in the coming weeks.
皇冠体育app leaders reflected on the success of the European Political Community meeting, held at Blenheim Palace last month, and agreed on the importance of further strengthening and broadening the close relationship between the UK and France in the coming months.聽
Turning to the fragile situation in the Middle East, the Prime Minister said he was very concerned about the escalation in the West Bank in recent days.聽
皇冠体育app leaders agreed on the urgency of concluding the ceasefire negotiations, and the importance of pursing a political solution that creates an irreversible pathway to a Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel, which can provide lasting security for both Israelis and Palestinians.
Moving to the shared challenge of small boat crossings, the Prime Minister welcomed the joint action between the UK and France and the leaders agreed to do more together to dismantle smuggling routes further upstream and increase intelligence sharing.
皇冠体育app leaders looked forward to speaking again soon.