American President Joe Bidenand the new Prime Minister of Great Britain Rishi Sunak they stressed the need to support her Ukraine and work together to meet the “challenges posed China“During their first phone call, the White House announced yesterday Tuesday.

Biden and Sunak “agreed on the importance of working together to support Ukraine and hold Russia accountable for its aggression, address the challenges posed by China, and ensure sustainable and affordable energy resources,” the statement said.

The two leaders also “discussed their shared commitment to defending the benefits of the Good Friday Agreement” in Northern Ireland and “the need for a post-negotiation deal with the EU on the Northern Ireland Protocol”.

Yesterday, Biden congratulated Sunak via Twitter on his ascension to the premiership of the UK, noting that he looked forward to strengthening cooperation between the two countries “on critical issues of global security and prosperity.”

Also on Monday, the US President described as “revolutionary” the nomination of Sunak, the first of Indian origin and Hindu, to the post of British Prime Minister.

^{Source: APE-MEB, AFP.}