and attacks. i think there is a consensus about pushing back against biden. no one wants to trip a wire, but at the same time you have to be strong. you have been outspoken. there is comparison points. the timing of the more intimate meeting. we know it was an hour and 33 minutes. in this instance it was like two hours and 23 minutes. there is also how both bilaterals started in 2018 when you and i were there versus now, watch. the u.s. and russian relations have a lot of issues accumulating. and i hope that our meeting will be productive. thank you, as i said outside, i think it is always better to meet face to face. first of all, mr. president, i would like to congratulate you
heading into a geneva confrontation with the russian president. let s get to kaitlan collins in brussels. reporter: that s right, john, i mean, you re already seeing, again, what we saw at the g-7 summit where nato allies are welcoming a president biden presence here instead of president trump who often derided, nato, calling it obsolete and went after them on how much they were spending on defense, of course. something they re seeing new here is the mention of china and this focus of these 30-member nations on a rising china and an an aggressive russia as well. that is the focus of president biden s meeting earlier today where it was just essentially all of the members speaking briefly about their goals while they were here, but this meeting that is going to happen any moment now is another key one to watch because this is one of the biggest bilaterals that president biden is hosting here, with the turkish president erdogan, someone he has only spoken to once since he took office an
as well a global pandemic radar to track new viruses. also on the agenda today, how the g7 can counter the growing influence around the world of china. there s not agreement on everything here indeed there are some tensions over the post brexit trade deal between britain and the eu and how it affects northern ireland and there ve been some key bilaterals in the last few hours, uk prime minister borisjohnson talking here to french president macron. according to the french, mr macron said he wants to reset franco british relations, but only if the uk respects the brexit agreement it struck with the european union. mrjohnson said there should be pragmatism and compromise on all sides. mrjohnson also sat down with outgoing german chancellor angela merkel.
the post brexit trade deal between britain and the eu and how it affects northern ireland and there ve been some key bilaterals in the last few hours borisjohnson talking here to french president macron. according to the french side, mr macron said he wants to re set franco british relations but only if the uk respects the brexit agreement it struck with the european union. mrjohnson also sat down with outgoing german chancellor angela merkel they too discussed how the post brexit trade arrangements affect northern ireland. the prime minister told the bbc there needs to be pragmatism and compromise on both sides. i think, to be fair, there s quite a lot of misunderstanding around the eu about the situation in northern ireland and the balance
easing is irreversible. there s not agreement on everything here indeed there are some tensions over the post brexit trade deal between britain and the eu and how it affects northern ireland and there ve been some key bilaterals in the last few hours uk prime minister borisjohnson talking here to french president macron. according to the french side, mr macron said he wants to re set franco british relations but only if the uk respects the brexit agreement it struck with the european union. mrjohnson said there should be pragmitism and compromise on all sides. mrjohnson also sat down with outgoing german chancellor angela merkel they also discussed post brexit