The meeting in Paris is the first summit of Europe’s two main military nations in five years. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PARIS – The leaders of France and Britain aim to iron out differences over migration and deepen military ties on Friday amid the war in Ukraine, after years of bickering over Brexit.is hoping to capitalise on renewed goodwill with fellow former investment banker Emmanuel Macron to end years of arguing over issues ranging from migration to fishing.
Ties that have often been rocky since Britain voted to leave the European Union in 2016 have been fortified by the countries’ support for Ukraine since Russia’s invasion. Mr Sunak has sought a reset with France after relations soured under his predecessors, Mr Boris Johnson and Ms Liz Truss, and is looking to work with Paris on tackling the large numbers of migrants that arrive in southern England in small boats.
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