After snubbing Brexit Britain, Joe Biden has invited Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel to the White House for a round of discussions next month.
During talks on October 20, the US President announced he would meet with Ms von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and Mr Michel, President of the European Council.
“President Biden looks forward to welcoming President Charles Michel of the European Council and President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission to the White House on Friday, October 20, 2023 for the second US-EU Summit since President Biden took office,” the White House said in a statement.
“The leaders will review the strong cooperation between the United States and the European Union, including our shared commitment to support Ukraine as it defends its sovereignty and to impose costs on Russia for its aggression.”
It continued: “They will advance US-EU efforts to accelerate the global clean energy economy based on secure, resilient supply chains, and will continue cooperation in critical and emerging technologies, including digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence.
“They will also review joint activities to strengthen economic resilience and to address related challenges.”
The action comes just months after Biden stirred outrage in the United Kingdom with comments about the Northern Ireland peace treaty.
The 80-year-old was in Northern Ireland and Britain in April to commemorate the signing of the Good Friday Agreement between the two countries.
In the aftermath of his appearance, Biden told a dinner that he had gone to visit the island of Ireland during the visit in order to make sure “Brits didn’t screw around”.
But his comments were widely condemned, including by Nile Gardiner, who lashed out at the president.
Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Washington-based foreign policy expert wrote: “Joe Biden is a disgrace and an embarrassment to the presidency of the United States.”
Biden reflected on his trip to Ireland saying: “I got to go back to Ireland for the, for the, the Irish Accords, to make sure they weren’t, the Brits didn’t screw around and Northern Ireland didn’t walk away from their commitments.”