Joe Biden to visit UK one month after meeting with Rishi Sunak in Washington

US President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Joe Biden will make a “mini-state visit” to the UK on next week, when he meets with King Charles and Rishi Sunak, the White House announced.

This will come just a month after the prime minister went to Washington for talks with the US president with Russia and Ukraine, probably to feature prominently in their deliberations.

This will be their first meeting since Vladimir Putin faced a coup attempt by Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner forces.

Mr. Biden will travel to Lithuania and Finland after meeting with Mr. Sunak on an overseas trip July 9-13.

“President Biden plans to visit the UK, Lithuania and Finland July 9-13

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“President Biden will travel first to London, United Kingdom, to meet with King Charles III and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to further strengthen the close relationship between our countries,” said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean- Pierre. .

A statement from Buckingham Palace said: “The King will meet the President of the United States of America at Windsor Castle on Monday 10 July.”

Mr Biden made a short trip to Northern Ireland earlier this year to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, meeting with the prime minister for brief talks in Belfast.