a serious mistake. forces from afghanistan i believe is a serious mistake. what do you make of former president a serious mistake. what do you make of former president trump s - of former president trump s unilateral decision not to involve allies in the agreement that he made with the taliban? i allies in the agreement that he made with the taliban? with the taliban? i think that agreement with the taliban? i think that agreement and with the taliban? i think that agreement and the with the taliban? i think that i agreement and the involvement with the taliban? i think that - agreement and the involvement of secretary of state pompeo will be on both their reputation permanently. they did not involve the government of afghanistan either. that is the signal to the taliban that they were facing a weak administration in donald trump and i can they based week administration injoe biden as well. i seriously don t think they re going to disrupt the evacuation. why should they? the
the agreement that was done over northern ireland. so it is not going to come as a surprise. whether it makes any difference to the two sides being able to settle their differences is a different question. don t forget, later in the week, borisjohnson will of course also be speaking to leaders like emmanuel macron, angela merkel and some of those conversations could also be quite tricky. but number 10 s hope that this week runs much more broadly than any specific although acute problem like what is going on with the northern ireland hangover from the brexit deal, if you like. borisjohnson really from the brexit deal, if you like. boris johnson really says this from the brexit deal, if you like. borisjohnson really says this week as a chance to press refresh on the well s biggest democracies and initially and perhaps most importantly, number10 initially and perhaps most importantly, number 10 believes they have a willing partner injoe biden to get that done. if you listen to the kind of
we will be there to help lead the g7 in ending the pandemic. we will be there with incredible domestic growth to help power our global economic recovery. i think we will be showing, through our deeds, that the united states is capable, right now, today, of actually delivering bold and decisive action to help solve problems that afflict people everywhere around the world. 0ne domestic issue wherejoe biden could be expected to weigh in is on northern ireland, where the us is watching, with some unease, british attempts to amend or renegotiate the northern ireland protocol that puts a de facto border for trade between mainland britain and the province. whatever way they find to proceed must, at its core, fundamentally protect the gains of the good friday agreement and not imperil that and that is the message that president biden will send when he is in cornwall. and if he had any indication that it would imperil the good friday agreement, would thatjeopardise a future us uk trade deal?
and the argument between the eu and the government over the northern ireland protocol. mr biden s national security advisor says the president has deep concerns that a uk eu trade row could endanger peace in northern ireland. in the run up to the summit, our north america editorjon sopel has been speaking to the us national security advisor, jake sullivan. if the administration were producing a bumper sticker for this trip, it would be america is back . that is certainly howjoe biden leaving andrew s airbase this morning for his first overseas tour since becoming president would like it to be seen. the since becoming president would like it to be seen- it to be seen. the trump years are the ast. it to be seen. the trump years are the past. predictable, it to be seen. the trump years are the past. predictable, traditional. the past. predictable, traditional america is back. as ever and happy at your end? a point underlined by the president s national security advisor speaking excl
i don t want to sit here today and negotiate in public around linkage or make some claim or threat. i would just say that our concern runs very deep on the northern ireland issue. it had been widely touted that a 15 month old travel ban on britons and europeans entering the us would be scrapped by president biden at the g7 summit, but that is clearly not going to happen anytime soon. when we are going to find out about the reopening of the borders to allow people from the uk to travel into the us? i can t give you a timeframe on it, i m afraid. i have to defer to the objective, evidence based process and those of us at the white house don t dictate that process, don t shape that process, because it is left in the hands of the professionals. as final preparations are made in cornwall, there will be relief among g7 leaders to see a more familiar style of american president. less isolationist, more supportive of international bodies. less capricious.