Barack Obama visiting the queen

Barack Obama and his wife arrived in the UK at the invitation of the queen

On May 23, US President Barack Obama and his wife arrived in the UK with a three -day state visit. Both of them will be guests of Queen Elizabeth II and stop at the Buckingham Palace.

President Obama was supposed to arrive in London on the morning of May 24, however, due to the fear that the cloud of volcanic ashes moving from Iceland could close the airspace over Britain, he flew to the Stansted London airport at 22 hours on May 23-12 hours earlier than the planned period. He spends the night at the residence of the American ambassador, and in the morning he will come to the Crown Prince Charles with his wife Duchess of Cornwell, and they will go to the Buckingham Palace.

The state visit with which President Obama arrived in London, a special status and a special protocol. The State Visit is being done at the Queen’s personal invitation, and the arriving head of state is her guest. He is provided with royal honors, and he stops at the Buckingham Palace. Due to the celestial meeting of Obama, the solemn meeting of Obama, who was pleased with the British authorities, will not be held in the center of London, but in the courtyard of the Buckingham Palace, where an honorary guard will be built and where the queen will meet it. Later on the same day, Elizabeth II will give a solemn banquet in honor of American guests.

On May 25, Barack Obama has planned negotiations with Prime Minister David Cameron, which, in addition to the economic situation in the world, will discuss the situation in the Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Libya. After a joint press conference with Cameron, the American president will make a speech at the united session of both chambers of the British parliament. The most important result of the visit will be the announcement of the creation of the US-British Strategic Council of National Security, which will coordinate the policy of both countries in the field of terrorism . About American-British relations in an interview with RS says political analyst Michael Bignon:

- There are no significant problems in relations between the two countries, but both of them are faced with the same global challenges. In particular, they need to decide what their joint actions should be in the Middle East, in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Perhaps the only difference in their approach to interstate relations is that Britain believes that with the entry of President Obama, the United States has become less interested in relations with Great Britain than before. I think, however, that this impression will be dispelled, firstly, thanks to the state visit of Obama and, secondly, the creation of a new joint strategic council of national security, which will bring both countries closer.