Top diplomats of UK, US, France, Germany resume talks

Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and counterparts from the US, France and Germany held virtual talks on Friday for the first time in almost three years (Aaron Chown/PA)

The senior diplomats of Britain, France, Germany and the United States met on Friday for the first time in almost three years as the European allies welcome America’s return to centre stage in world affairs under President Joe Biden.

Britain’s Foreign Office and the US State Department said the foreign ministers of the three European nations and the US secretary of state held virtual talks on topics that included Iran, China, Russia, Myanmar, climate change and the coronavirus pandemic.