London: British Foreign Secretary David Cameron is scheduled to meet White House hopeful Donald Trump on Monday, British officials said, before talks with senior members of President Joe Biden’s administration about the war in Gaza and Ukraine.
Cameron will face former US president and Republican challenger Biden in the November election, a month after the two Americans became the presumptive candidates of their respective parties.
Cameron then traveled to Washington on Tuesday for talks with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
British officials were tight-lipped about the content of Trump’s speech, but the Foreign Office said in a statement that Cameron will launch a “full, urgent and transparent investigation” into the deadly Israeli airstrike last week at the Blinken meeting. Seven assistants in Gaza.
The British government has heeded calls to suspend arms export licenses to Israel after three Britons working for US-based food charity World Central Kitchen were killed in a strike.
More than 600 lawyers, including former High Court judges, warned in a letter that London risks breaking international law by allowing arms exports to Israel.
The foreign secretary is expected to discuss arms exports at a joint press conference with Blinken at 15:30 GMT, but will not announce a change in policy, according to British government sources.
The Foreign Office said: “The death of a humanitarian worker at Global Central Kitchen is completely unacceptable and essential changes must be made to ensure the safety of aid workers on the ground.”
Talks between Cameron and Blinken will also discuss “pathways to a sustainable ceasefire and the delivery of substantial humanitarian aid to Gaza”.
Cameron will also urge US congressional leaders to approve a proposed $60 billion military aid package for Ukraine, which has been blocked by Republican lawmakers for months.
More than 184 billion dollars (145 billion euros) were given by European countries, including more than 15 billion dollars from the UK.
In addition, the United States paid about $74 billion.
