[1/6] Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn HocksteinWASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday agreed to deepen close economic ties between their countries, pledging to accelerate the clean energy transition and strengthen critical mineral supply chains. Biden and the British prime minister released the "Atlantic Declaration," which Sunak described as a first-of-its-kind economic partnership on issues like artificial intelligence, climate change and protecting technologies that would help shape the future. Biden and Sunak both underscored continued support for Ukraine to ensure its long-term security and deter aggression after the war ends. Biden and Sunak last met in Hiroshima, Japan, at the Group of Seven summit last month.

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