Climate change will top Boris Johnson's agenda as he meets world leaders at the annual UN General Assembly Summit in New York.
Beijing is angry over what it sees as an act of aggression in the Indo-Pacific, while Paris is furious to be blindsided by three allies in a deal that resulted in Australia cancelling a multibillion euro contract for French submarines.
He also sought to ameliorate a fuming President Macron, telling journalists on the plane to New York, that the UK was"very proud of our relationship with France and it is of huge importance to this country". Mr Johnson will kick off the UNGA summit this morning with a number of leaders from what the government describes as"climate vulnerable" countries - Bangladesh, Maldives and Barbados - whose very existence is under threat from global warming and rising sea levels.Alok Sharma says President Xi Jinping is yet to confirm his COP26 attendance
"We want to stop and reverse the global loss of biodiversity, including the rainforest," Mr Johnson added.
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