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UK PM Liz Truss, France's Macron pledge to improve energy cooperation

British Prime Minister Liz Truss holds a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2022. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS

British Prime Minister Liz Truss and French President Emmanuel Macron will work together to reduce volatility in the energy market and cut costs for households facing soaring bills, a Downing Street spokesperson said on Tuesday.

"As our people face a difficult winter with huge uncertainty of energy supply and the cost of living, the Prime Minister and President Macron underscored the importance of working together to end reliance on Russian energy and strengthen energy security," the spokesperson said.

"We must continue to demonstrate to (Russian President Vladimir) Putin that his economic blackmail over energy and food supplies will not succeed."

British Prime Minister Liz Truss holds a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2022. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS

Truss, who replaced Boris Johnson as prime minister two weeks earlier, met Macron at the UN General Assembly in New York.

(Reporting by Muvija M; Editing by Bill Berkrot)

British Prime Minister Liz Truss holds a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2022. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS
British Prime Minister Liz Truss holds a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2022. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS
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