In advance of the summit, the leaders are due to agree on a new charter, modeled on the policy statement made by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 which set out their goals for the postwar world.
The original Atlantic Charter included agreements to promote democracy and free trade. In a statement released late Wednesday, the U.K. government said the 1941 charter was one of the greatest triumphs of U.K. and U.S. relations that did more than any other agreement to shape the world order, leading directly to the creation of the UN and NATO.
In advance of the summit, the leaders are due to agree on a new charter, modeled on the policy statement made by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 which set out their goals for the postwar world.
The original Atlantic Charter included agreements to promote democracy and free trade. In a statement released late Wednesday, the U.K. government said the 1941 charter was one of the greatest triumphs of U.K. and U.S. relations that did more than any other agreement to shape the world order, leading directly to the creation of the UN and NATO.
In advance of the summit, the leaders are due to agree on a new charter, modeled on the policy statement made by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 which set out their goals for the postwar world.
The original Atlantic Charter included agreements to promote democracy and free trade. In a statement released late Wednesday, the U.K. government said the 1941 charter was one of the greatest triumphs of U.K. and U.S. relations that did more than any other agreement to shape the world order, leading directly to the creation of the UN and NATO.