johnson. seems to be in a decent play. when biden came into power the two leaders had not come together. boris johnson was seen as a mini me of donald trump, as a populist, not playing by the normal set of rules but boris johnson in the perception that the british has overcome what was expected to be a bumpy relationship, and this is a dynamic that speaks i think to joint national security interests and for the british and particularly this prime minister being part of that australia-u.s.-submarine kneel, nuclear submarine deal that pushed france aside on its diesel-powered submarine deal with australia. it was a big plus. that was boris johnson, if you will, clare clearly in the eyes of the british people i think
restoring that relationship with france. talking about sort of the clumsiness of the ways in which this defense deal, submarine deal with australia, so on, ended up putting the french on the outside. announcing this relationship with the european union and the reduction of tariffs on steel and aluminum and so on. so that s sort of the personal aspect of that diplomacy. but i think that the sort of commitment to resuscitating the iran deal, to having discussions about global issues like vaccination campaigns and so on, show the americans front and center and eager to underscore the crucial importance of multilateralism and how an entity like the g20 can address those particular issues. so i see that diplomatic offensive working out well. whether or not it can actually translate into concrete measures are the big question of the day as you underscore, because of
Paris and Washington want to strengthen the strategic partnership between the European Union and NATO, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday during a
or it is just good he was able to get out of washington considering how much trouble he s had with his domestic agenda here? well, in my view, jim, he s on a roll. the meeting with the pope was excellent. good vibrations. making up with our french ally a bit after that very good submarine deal for the united states, for britain, australia. france was understandably upset. the global minimum tax, 15% to ensure fair taxation among the at least the 20 biggest economies in the world. i think he s, he s on a roll. he s doing good. well, you know, i was in congress 15 years and this framework agreement i think is going to happen. on the reconciliation bill. on the infrastructure bill.
withdrawal from afghanistan, and between the us and france over a submarine deal. and some 620 leaders won t even be here in person. so will the summitjust end up as another talking shop? no leader can afford to fiddle while rome burns. always a bit of time for a roman pond, i have to say. now even though there are key themes that these leaders are talking about, the 620 is a time in which leaders can sit down for bilateral talks. a roman pu n. hugely important in ironing out some of the issues. we had the uk prime minister borisjohnson sitting down with italian prime minister mario draghi a little earlier, two men who know each other well, and they have a huge stake in the success of the 620, and of course in glasgow, because they are