New PM Liz Truss set to meet Joe Biden this Sunday for first chat as world leaders
LIZ Truss is set to meet Joe Biden on Sunday for their first face-to-face chat as world leaders.
The US President and First Lady are expected to fly in over the weekend and will likely hold talks with the PM at Downing Street or her Chevening country residence.
The pair are also set to meet in New York as part of the UN General Assembly summit next week.
Ms Truss will meet with several other leaders and heads of state who are attending Monday's funeral, despite the mourning period.
But she's not set to see Chinese Vice-President Wang Qisham.
Downing Street said it was a chance for leaders to remember her Majesty.
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It comes as Joe Biden told Liz Truss he was "keeping the Queen and her family in their thoughts", the White House said.
The president and the Prime Minister were taking part in a video conference about the war in Ukraine.
"President Biden also conveyed to Prime Minister Truss that he was following reports about Queen Elizabeth's health.
"He and the First Lady are keeping the Queen and her family in their thoughts."
