The foreign ministers of the United States, France, Britain and Germany agreed to revive the partnership between the two sides of the Atlantic Ocean, which faced unrest during the era of former US President Donald Trump.
The US State Department said in a statement that Minister Anthony Blinken and his French counterparts Jean-Yves Le Drian, the British Dominique Raab and the German Heiko Maas emphasized during the talks that were held on Friday via video link on the centrality of transatlantic cooperation in addressing issues of security, climate, economy, health and other challenges facing the world.
On his official Twitter account, Blinken described the talks - the first of their kind since President Joe Biden's administration took office - as "constructive."
The US State Department stated that the four ministers discussed a number of issues, including Iran, Russia, China and Myanmar, the outbreak of the Corona epidemic, and climate change.
For its part, the German Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the foreign ministers of the four countries agreed that they want to revive the traditional close partnership across the Atlantic and face global challenges together in the future.
The ministry described the talks in depth, and said they were characterized by a constructive atmosphere and confidence.
On Thursday, US President Joe Biden pledged to re-strengthen traditional US alliances, as part of what he called the return of US diplomacy, in contrast with the "America First" policy pursued by his predecessor Donald Trump.
After Biden assumed his duties, European leaders called him - including German Chancellor Angela Merkel - to rebuild the alliance between the two sides of the Atlantic, the same position expressed by the Secretary-General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg.
Soon after assuming his duties late last month, the US Secretary of State said that the world needs US leadership to solve the existing problems and challenges, criticizing the distancing and unilateralism of diplomacy during Trump's term.