Guest on Europe 1 on Saturday, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs Hubert Védrine analyzed the major challenges ahead of a Biden presidency for the world.
Hubert Védrine welcomes the announced return of the United States in the Paris climate agreement, but underlines that many other challenges are to be taken up.
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He has already made the promise this week.
Elected president of the United States, as announced by the American media on Saturday, Joe Biden has promised to confirm the return of the United States to the Paris climate agreement.
For the former French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hubert Védrine, this is one of the positive points which should materialize under the presidency of Joe Biden.
"But we must go further and also take an interest in biodiversity," he said on Europe 1 on Saturday.
Another positive point underlined by Hubert Védrine: the probable "unblocking of the World Trade Organization (WHO) and its dispute settlement body".
Former government minister Jospin also expects a "very likely return of the United States to the WHO (World Health Organization), which is needed to learn from the pandemic and prepare for it. to come up".
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