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PRESIDENT Joe Biden and the leaders of the G7 summit have denounced China and demanded a "transparent" investigation into the origins of coronavirus.
On the final day of the G7 summit, the leaders collectively urged for a probe into COVID.
"We will promote our values, including by calling on China to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, especially in relation to Xinjiang and those rights, freedoms and high degree of autonomy for Hong Kong enshrined in the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law," the leaders said, according to a .
They added: "We remain seriously concerned about the situation in the East and South China Seas and strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo and increase tensions."
The push for a probe comes after the director of the World Health Organization, Director-General , told the press Saturday night that while talk of vaccine sharing among leaders at the G7 summit is encouraging, "we need more, and we need them faster."
He said: "The challenge, I said to the G-7 leaders, was that to truly end the pandemic, our goal must be to vaccinate at least 70 percent of the world’s population by the time the G-7 meets again in Germany next year."
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BIDEN WILL COME FACE-TO-FACE WITH PUTIN NEXT WEEK
Biden will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin next Wednesday, their first face-to-face meeting since Biden became president.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday it was unclear whether the two leaders would hold a joint news conference after their talks.
BIDEN WILL UNDERGO PRIVATE MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OF TURKEY
On June 14, Biden will meet NATO leaders and have a private meeting with the president of Turkey, Tayyip Erdogan.
He will then hold more NATO meetings before flying to Geneva for the night on June 15.
PRESIDENT WILL MEET QUEEN ELIZABETH THIS WEEKEND
On Sunday, Joe Biden and his wife Jill will meet Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle.
Biden will become the 13th US president that the 95-year-old monarch has met during her record-breaking reign, and it will be her first such major engagement since the death of her husband Prince Philip in April.
THREE DAYS AT THE G7 SUMMIT
Biden will attend the G7 summit for three days starting on Friday, to work on US policy priorities such as the economy and allied unity.
On Saturday, the president will have bilateral meetings with fellow leaders.
And on Sunday, he will finish his meetings at the event before leaving for Windsor Castle.
BIDEN TO MEET BORIS TOMORROW
Just one day after he jets off to the UK, Biden will meet up with Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday.
Biden will meet the PM in Cornwall, England, site of the G7 summit, to reaffirm the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom.
PRESIDENT'S EUROPEAN SCHEDULE REVEALED
Today, Biden and his wife, Jill, depart from Washington.
Their first stop in the UK will be at Royal Air Force Mildenhall to greet US Air Force personnel stationed there.
Mildenhall is home to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, the only permanent US Air Force air refueling wing in the European theater.
BIDEN ON FIRST FOREIGN TRIP
Biden’s first foreign trip as president starts on Wednesday and includes a gathering of the Group of Seven wealthy nations by the seaside in southwest England, a NATO summit, a meeting with European Union chiefs, and then a tete-a-tete in Geneva with his Russian counterpart and adversary, .
The president is set to leave the US between 8am and 8.10am ET on this morning.