US President Joe Biden has signalled a renewed democratic alliance in a rebuke of his predecessor's "America First" approach. "Welcome back, America," said European Council President Charles Michel, effectively summing up the mood of the Munich conference. "Things are looking a great deal better for multilateralism this year than two years ago, and that has a lot to with Joe Biden having become the president of the United States of America," Merkel said. Photo / APBiden made his address to a global audience as his administration this week took steps to reverse key Trump administration policies. He said that the US stands ready to rejoin talks about reentering the 2015 multilateral Iran nuclear deal abandoned by the Trump administration.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 19, 2021 23:24 UTC