British Foreign Minister Liz Truss rejected the French proposal to integrate London into a new "
European political community
", in an interview published on Friday 20 May.
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"
My preference is to base myself on the structures that already exist and that work successfully, whether it's the G7 or NATO
," declared Liz Truss to the Italian daily Il Corriere della Sera, who asked her about the feasibility of a such "
European architecture
".
French President Emmanuel Macron estimated on May 9 in Berlin that the United Kingdom could have "
its full place
" in a new European "
political community
" which he calls for to welcome countries close to but not members of the EU. European Union (EU).
G7, European Union, Joint Expeditionary Force
This new entity "
is also perhaps a way to regain stability and another form of cooperation with countries like the United Kingdom
", which left the EU in 2020, he added.
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“
We are working very well through the G7 plus the EU to impose sanctions on Russia.
We work very well with European countries to supply the defense of Ukraine
,” explained Liz Truss.
"
We have the Joint Expeditionary Force (a defense agreement, editor's note) with the Scandinavians (...) and we are working with allies like Italy on a trade and investment agreement and on a broad bilateral agreement
", she adds, concluding: “
We think that these flexible agreements that we have are working very well: we are happy with them
”.
