WASHINGTON/LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) – Britain and the
United States backed a new “Atlantic Declaration” on Thursday
for greater cooperation on pressing economic challenges in areas
like clean energy, critical minerals and artificial
intelligence.
The joint declaration described the partnership as the
“first of its kind” in covering the broad spectrum of the two
countries’ economic, technological, commercial and trade
relations.
Under the plan, Britain and the United States will
strengthen their supply chains, develop technologies of the
future and invest in one another’s industries, British Prime
Minister Rishi Sunak’s office said.
Sunak and U.S. President Joe Biden also agreed to launch a
new civil nuclear partnership as part of their clean energy
cooperation, which will include setting up new infrastructure
over the long term and cutting reliance on Russian fuel.
The two countries also…
