Britain and the United States must recommit themselves to each other. British King Charles III announced this in a historic speech in the US Congress on Tuesday. Referring to the war in Iran, he acknowledged that the alliance between the two countries “cannot rely on past successes.” He also spoke for “unwavering determination” in the defense of Ukraine attacked by Russia. TASR informs about it.
Charles III. he is only the second British monarch to address a joint session of both houses of Congress. His mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, gave a similar speech in 1991, emphasizing the historic ties between the US and Britain and the importance of their democratic values. The British king’s visit comes at a difficult time in relations between the US and Britain, noted the AP agency, recalling the dispute between US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer regarding the war in Iran.
The UK-US partnership is more important than ever, according to the monarch. “With all my heart, I pray that our alliance will continue to defend our shared values together with our partners in Europe, the Commonwealth of Nations and around the world, and that we will ignore the urgent calls to become more and more closed in on ourselves,” declared the king, who arrived in the country on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the declaration of independence of the United States.
“May our two countries commit themselves once more to each other in selfless service to our peoples and to all the peoples of the world,” he went on to note that the countries had formed a friendship between them which “has grown into one of the most significant alliances in human history”. The British monarch, in accordance with his long-standing positions, also emphasized the need “think about shared responsibility” in the protection of nature and the environment. In his speech, he further reminded the present American legislators that the application of collective defense within NATO occurred only once, after the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.
“Today, that same unwavering determination is needed to defend Ukraine and its immensely brave people. It is needed to achieve a truly just and lasting peace.” declared the monarch, who is known as a vocal supporter of Ukraine and its people. He also condemned in Congress “acts of violence” in reference to the shooting during Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Gala in Washington, attended by Trump and other members of his administration.
