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MADRID, 7 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The presidents of the United States and France, Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron, respectively, held a telephone conversation on Tuesday in which they reaffirmed their mutual commitment to continue providing “security assistance” to Ukraine.
“The two leaders have spoken of their support for Ukraine as Russia’s brutal invasion enters its second year, including their commitment to continue providing Ukraine with security assistance and imposing costs on Russia for its aggression,” the White House said. in a short statement.
Likewise, both leaders have also addressed the cooperation between Washington and Paris regarding the Indo-Pacific region, as well as the “shared efforts to face the challenges posed by China to the rules-based international order.”
Finally, Macron and Biden have reaffirmed their mutual commitment to close coordination on ecological matters, for which they have agreed to “accelerate the transition towards clean energy economies.”