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Blinken in Britain: Cool US-UK relations give way to closer ties
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) and British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly at a media conference on June 20.
PHOTO: REUTERS
LONDON – United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has hailed ties with Britain as among America’s closest.
Arriving in London immediately after his talks with China’s top leaders in Beijing, Mr Blinken told a news conference on Tuesday that the US and Britain “are in full alignment” on “virtually everything”. “We simply could not ask for a better partner than the United Kingdom,” America’s top diplomat added.
