LONDON (UK): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to meet with US President Joe Biden at the end of this month, as long as the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
One senior diplomatic source told the newspaper that the meeting was expected to take place in the White House but this has not been “100 percent confirmed,” the UK media reported.
The 76th United Nations General Assembly (UGA) was opened on September 14.
High-level weeks will begin on September 21 and will last until 27.
Johnson is expected to hold bilateral talks with Biden during a four-day trip to the US for Unga, the Times said, adding that the Prime Minister would try to improve relations with Washington.
Downing Street has asked Biden administration to hold meetings to coincide with Unga’s journey, the newspaper determined.
The source told The Times that there was “suspicion in Washington that Johnson did not want to be too resilient to Beijing” and Biden would use the opportunity during talks with Johnson to get the Prime Minister to support the US, who saw “China’s great strategic challenges of the 21st century.” One senior diplomatic source told newspapers that if London wanted to have influence on problems such as Russia, China and climate change, it would not be able to do it alone.