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Rishi Sunak travels to France and tries to convince Emmanuel Macron to give him more support for efforts to stop asylum seekers from crossing the Channel in small boats.
At the first Anglo-French summit since 2018 in Paris, the prime minister told the French president to persuade fellow EU leaders to allow the UK to send failed asylum seekers back to the continent. I request you to sign the Agreement.
The two leaders could sign a new agreement confirming that Britain would provide France with additional funding in exchange for closer cooperation at the border, where French officers are blocking a growing number of migrants. It is expected.
They also agree to work more closely together on coordinating weapons supplies to Kiev and training of Ukrainian Marines, and on developing next-generation weapons designed to help Western allies defend themselves against Russia. .
Britain has also already committed to training French security officials on how to police large-scale events ahead of next year’s Paris Olympics. Officials traveled to London to meet with experts who have been involved in previous events, including Platinum Her Jubilee, the Queen’s State Funeral and the 2012 Olympics.
Mr Snack said:
“From tackling the scourge of illegal immigration to facilitating investment in each other’s economies, the efforts we make together improve the lives of every single person in our country. , Britain and France also play a privileged role as champions of European and global security.
“In the face of new and unprecedented threats, it is imperative that we strengthen the structure of our alliance so that it is ready to meet the challenges of the future. .”
As the two countries look to re-establish ties after years of turmoil, the UK government has admitted that it will not be able to meet its bilateral return deal goals with France in the near future. But behind the scenes, the UK has been pressuring Mr Macron’s team to play a leading role in EU-wide consultations on the issue.
French authorities have already blocked 3,000 migrants from crossing the English Channel this year, about half of the total number who attempted the dangerous journey. Other European countries have criticized Mr Sunak’s new illegal immigration bill, which was announced days before his trip to Paris.
The visit comes on the heels of the Windsor Framework on Northern Ireland, which eased tensions between the UK and the EU, but the timing of the long-planned summit is a coincidence.
Snack will be accompanied by the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Business, the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Transportation, each of whom will meet with their French counterparts. He plans to announce that the UK will host a meeting of the European Political Community next year.
As well as closer cooperation on European security, leaders agreed to strengthen their presence in the Indo-Pacific and adjust aircraft carriers so that European naval forces are in the region more often than they are now. Confirm that