Discussion on Afghanistan Situation at G7 Summit... Agreement Reached in US-UK Leaders' Call

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The leaders of the United States and the United Kingdom will hold a virtual summit of the Group of Seven (G7) next week to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.

On the 17th (local time), French nationals and Afghan collaborators were waiting to board a French military transport plane at Hamid Karzai Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. The day before, the airport's operations were suspended for several hours as crowds trying to escape Afghanistan surged onto the runway, but resumed around 11 p.m. Photo by Yonhap News.

The White House announced on the 17th (local time) that President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided this during a phone call regarding the Afghanistan situation.

This is the first time President Biden has discussed the Afghanistan situation with a foreign leader.

The virtual G7 summit to discuss the Afghanistan situation will be held next week. At this meeting, the US and the UK plan to discuss a common strategy and response at the G7 level.

The two leaders agreed that it is necessary for countries around the world to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, as well as to closely coordinate policies toward Afghanistan among allies and democratic countries in the future.

The British Prime Minister's Office stated that Prime Minister Johnson reminded that it is important not to lose the achievements of the 20-year Afghanistan war and to prevent new terrorist threats.

Both leaders also reached a consensus on the need to support those trying to escape Afghanistan and expressed gratitude to the military personnel assisting the evacuation of Afghans who cooperated with the US and its allies.

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