Biden And Johnson Renew A Wwii Accord, Vow To Fight New Challenges

London: British PM Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden, who met for more than an hour in Cornwall on Thursday, signed a new Atlantic Charter building on the “commitments and aspirations” set out 80 years ago by their predecessors Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt.

The initial charter led to the United Nations and Nato. The new one looks to defend “enduring values” and is aimed at the challenge posed by countries like China and Russia with its promises to promote free trade, human rights and a rules-based international order, and to counter “those who seek to undermine our alliances and institutions.”