UK PM to hold talks with Trump today
TURNBERRY, Britain: The meeting will take place at US president’s golf resort in Scotland on regards of Gaza crisis and also on trade talks.
The talks will come a day after the US and the European Union reached a landmark deal to end a transatlantic standoff over tariffs and avert a full-blown trade war.
It is to expect from UK Prime Minister that he will press President Donald Trump on ceasefire between Israel and Palestine as the hunger in Gaza strip is increasing day by day rapidly.
The gathering at Turnberry, in southwestern Scotland, occurs as European nations voice increasing concern over the circumstances in Gaza, while Starmer encounters local pressure to adopt France’s stance and acknowledge a Palestinian state.
According to a British government statement released late Sunday, the leaders will discuss the execution of a recent UK-US trade agreement and endeavors to conclude Russia’s conflict with Ukraine. However, it is the increasing danger of hunger encountered by Palestinians in Gaza that will likely overshadow the discussions on the third complete day of Trump’s visit to the region where his mother was born.
A spokesperson from Downing Street stated that Starmer is anticipated to “applaud the president’s administration collaborating with partners in Qatar and Egypt to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza.” “He will have additional conversations with him about what further actions can be taken urgently to ensure the ceasefire, stop the unbearable suffering and starvation in Gaza, and release the hostages who have been held so mercilessly for an extended period.”
Trump informed reporters on Sunday that the US would provide additional aid to Gaza, but he also wished for other nations to increase their contributions. “It’s not a problem for the US.”
“It’s a global issue,” he stated, prior to starting critical trade discussions with EU leader Ursula von der Leyen at the location south of Glasgow. The meeting between Starmer and Trump follows the UK Prime Minister’s support for initiatives by Jordan and the UAE to deliver aid to Gaza via air drops.
Humanitarian leaders continue to doubt that such shipments can safely provide sufficient food for the over two million residents of the region.
On Sunday, Israel announced a “tactical pause” in combat in certain areas of Gaza and stated it would permit the UN and aid organizations to establish safe land paths to address the hunger emergency.
