Next week, US President Joe Biden is scheduled to start his first foreign tour since taking office early this year, including Britain, Belgium and Switzerland, during which he will participate in two summits, and meet a number of world leaders.
Today, Thursday, the White House revealed Biden's tour program, which includes a meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on June 10, and Queen Elizabeth II on June 13.
In the Belgian capital (Brussels), the US president is scheduled to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit on the 14th of this month, and he will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the same day, and then participate in the US-European summit the next day.
Also in Brussels, the US President will meet King Philippe of Belgium and Prime Minister Alexandre de Croo.
As for his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, he will be held in Geneva on June 16.
issues for discussion
During his upcoming European tour, the US president is scheduled to discuss issues ranging from strengthening relations between the two sides of the Atlantic to calming tension between his country and Russia.
The Biden administration promised to work on restoring the partnership with its NATO allies, which was damaged during the era of his predecessor, Donald Trump.
Regarding the upcoming meeting between the US and Turkish presidents in Brussels, the US newspaper, The Hill, quoted White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki as saying, in a statement, that it will address bilateral and regional issues.
The same source added that the two presidents are also expected to discuss Biden's description of the 1915 events as a genocide against the Armenians, according to the Anatolia News Agency.
A few days ago, the US president pledged to inform his Russian counterpart during their first meeting in Geneva that Washington would not stand idly by and let him violate human rights.