Macron sees Sunak: a new beginning for French-British relations

Paris, March 10th. French President Emmanuel Macron announced a “new beginning” for Franco-British relations at a press conference marking the summit with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Paris, to defuse post-Brexit tensions.

Macron said: “Today’s summit is exceptional from this point of view – I would say it is a moment of reunion, reconnection and a new beginning. It represents the common will to talk to each other, to coordinate better and to build new perspectives together. In this context, the common will that It seemed clear to us in the new international context that we are witnessing, in this context that puts Europe, in the geographical sense of the term, before new responsibilities: the United Nations Security Council, the founding members of NATO, powers that have common interests and real convergence, we want to work together and build solutions concrete for our future.

The UK and France have reached a new agreement to tackle illegal immigration from France, with increased funding from the UK over the next three years that will allow hundreds of law enforcement officers to be deployed along the Channel coast.

Sunak said after the meeting: “We left the European Union, but we did not leave Europe.” “We want to have a close, cooperative and cooperative relationship with our European partners and allies and, of course, starting with our closest neighbor, France. We are writing a new chapter in this relationship.”