STORY: :: Britain's new leader Keir Starmer says
special relationship with US is 'stronger than ever'
:: Washington, D.C.
:: July 10, 2024
:: Keir Starmer, British Prime Minister
"But the special relationship is so important. It's forged in difficult circumstances, endured for so long and stronger now than ever. So, we're very pleased to be able to come so early in the government to recommit to NATO, to recommit to the special relationship and to have the opportunity to discuss these affairs with you is really important for us."
:: Joe Biden, U.S. President
"In a figurative sense, I kind of see you guys as the knot tying the transatlantic alliance together. The closer you are with Europe, the more you're engaged, the more you're... because we know where you are, we know where we are, both countries."
The two leaders met during the NATO Summit being hosted in Washington D.C. on the transatlantic alliance's 75th anniversary.
Biden and Starmer also shared laughs and congratulations over England's 2-1 win earlier on Wednesday over the Netherlands in the Euro 2024 soccer tournament.
Biden described the United Kingdom as the "knot" tying together the trans-Atlantic NATO alliance and said that the two countries must continue to cooperate.
