June 9 () –
The presidents of France and the United States, Emmanuel Macron and Joe Biden respectively, have reiterated this Saturday their commitment to the Ukrainian people and have promised that they will continue working together to help Ukraine not give in to “unjustifiable Russian aggression.”
“On the issue of Ukraine, as I said, we agree: respect for international law, the freedom of people to determine their own future and self-determination,” Macron said this Saturday during a meeting in Paris with his counterpart. American, whom he thanked “for being at Europe’s side”.
“The United States remains firm with Ukraine. We stand with our allies. And we stand with France. We will not say it again, we will not leave,” Biden responded in this regard.
Both leaders have highlighted their will and joint efforts “to strengthen security and shared prosperity” and have recalled that they have “extended (their) support to European nations fighting for their survival and freedom.”
“We will continue it with the intensity and for as long as necessary,” the French president promised, stressing that “joint decisions have been made that authorize Ukraine to counterattack and hit its aggressor while defending its territory” and that both countries are ” making great efforts to arm, train and equip the Ukrainian Army.”
“We want to work at a bilateral level to achieve better cooperation; we want to have a joint route,” Macron assured. “We want to restore, so to speak, our two economies (…) in terms of regulation, investment and in issues such as clean technology, artificial intelligence and, in fact, agri-food issues,” he added.
Biden agreed that, “every day, the French people and the American people are connected in countless ways through economic ties, collaboration in science and technology, and educational exchanges.”
Along these lines, the North American has celebrated that “the links between (both) nations are strong, vast and are rooted in the most important element, shared values, “not only today, but from the beginning.”
“A COMPREHENSIVE, JUST AND LASTING PEACE”
As a sign of their “strong condemnation of Russia’s war against Ukraine” and their rejection of Russia’s constant “attempts to annex sovereign Ukrainian territory,” France and the United States have committed to “support Ukraine’s defense of its sovereignty and territorial integrity, including through the continued provision of political, security, humanitarian and economic assistance to Ukraine.”
“The United States and France confirm their support for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace, respectful of international law, and will continue to work with partners and allies to coordinate assistance efforts that allow Ukraine to fully exercise its right to self-defense, as reflected in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations,” reads a statement from the White House.
The same note denounces “Russia’s irresponsible nuclear rhetoric and its contempt for arms control regimes”, attitudes that have been described as “unacceptable” by the leaders of these two countries, who have “discussed options to do more to support Ukraine”, arguing that “Euro-Atlantic security as a whole is at stake in this war”.
“The United States and France remain committed to mitigating the tragic humanitarian and human rights consequences of the war, as well as its effects on food security, energy, nuclear security and the environment worldwide,” the letter concludes, in which have also shown their “great concern about the transfers of weapons and dual-use materials and components for military production”, especially from Iran, North Korea and China among other countries.
The president of France has received his American counterpart as part of a state visit that the two parties have made to coincide with the events marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
This visit was intended to reaffirm US relations with what has been described as “its oldest ally”, with whom it shares values and also an interest in collaboration on key issues such as the economy, defense and security.
In this way, Macron returns the welcome that he himself received in the United States at the end of 2022, when Biden granted him the first state visit of his Administration as a gesture of deference to France.
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