Rishi Sunak will focus on the harmful battle in Israel and Gaza, in addition to the conflict in Ukrainewhen he meets northern European allies in Sweden.
The Prime Minister is on the Baltic island of Gotland for a UK-led defence grouping, amid the backdrop of the escalating state of affairs within the Center East.
Forward of the Joint Expeditionary Pressure summit he met Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson aboard the HMS Diamond, the place Mr Sunak stayed the evening. He served breakfast to and met with Navy crew members early on Friday.
The Prime Minister mentioned leaders would use the summit to speak about “how we are able to work collectively to strengthen our safety”.
“Welcome aboard our frigate, it’s nice to have you ever right here,” Mr Sunak instructed his counterpart.
“It’s a image of the co-operation, I believe, between our two international locations that we’re in a position to meet right here in the present day.”
The gathering in Gotland comes after the assault by Hamas over the weekend pushed Israel and Gaza to the highest of the worldwide agenda.
Forward of his arrival in Sweden, the Prime Minister confirmed the UK would ship Royal Navy vessels and surveillance plane to the japanese Mediterranean to assist Israel.
Mr Sunak mentioned the deployment would “assist efforts to make sure regional stability and forestall additional escalation”.
The ten-strong Joint Expeditionary Pressure grouping consists of Sweden, Denmark, Estonia and Iceland.
In a gathering with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Mr Sunak briefly spoke in regards to the expertise aboard.
“The primary time a British prime minister has achieved it in 50 years, slept in a single day – the final time it occurred was half a century in the past,” he mentioned.