00:00 US President Joe Biden welcomed European Union leaders to the White House on Friday
00:05 against a backdrop of multiple global crises.
00:08 In a meeting, leaders stressed the importance of preventing regional escalation in the Middle East.
00:13 Working day and night to help the most vulnerable in Palestine with their urgent needs and to foster
00:22 the conditions to relaunch the peace process based on a two-state solution.
00:27 "The United States and the European Union are both significantly increasing their humanitarian aid
00:33 to civilians in Gaza. This is crucial in view of their suffering."
00:38 The sit-down came at a moment when domestic US political chaos could further destabilise
00:43 international relations. Many of Biden's shared priorities with the EU depend on getting a budget
00:47 through Congress and that's a tough task given that the House lacks an elected speaker and
00:52 Republican divisions over aid for Ukraine could force a federal government shutdown in November.
00:57 [Whoosh]
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