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U.S. President Biden has embarked on his first European tour aimed at strengthening the alliance between Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. President Moon Jae-in will also go to the UK, where the G7 meeting will be held, to meet with President Biden.
Correspondent Yunsu Kim from Washington.
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U.S. President Biden has made his first overseas tour since taking office.
After attending the G7 Summit held for three days from the 11th, NATO, the EU, and Russia will hold summit meetings one after another.
A key goal is to strengthen the alliance against China and Russia.
[Biden/President of the United States: The alliance is about to strengthen. We will make it clear to Russia and China that Europe and the United States have close relations and that the G7 will move together.]
Restore relations with Europe deteriorated by former President Trump, and invite South Korea, India and Australia It is also planning to strengthen alliances in the Asia-Pacific region.
President Moon Jae-in is also going to the UK where the G7 summit will be held tomorrow (11th), and there is a possibility that a bilateral meeting between President Moon and President Biden, as well as a tripartite contact between the leaders of the three countries, South Korea, the US, and Japan will take place.
Since the Biden administration has been inaugurated, tensions have been heightened by the countermeasures against Russia, so it is interesting to see what will happen at the first US-Russia summit.
A new international vaccine support plan from the US is also expected to be announced.
It is known that the United States plans to purchase an additional 500 million doses of Pfizer vaccine and donate it to 92 low-income countries and the African Union by the first half of next year.