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Jeff Bezos, Boris Johnson Meet During UNGA The two men met Monday at the UK diplomatic residence.

By Emily Rella

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While the United Nations General Assembly is underway in New York this week, heavy hitters from around the world are meeting, and that includes British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

The two men met Monday at the UK diplomatic residence and, per a Downing Street representative's statement to Yahoo News UK, Johnson "raised the issue of taxation, and hoped progress could be in implementing the G7 agreement on tax."

That G7 agreement on taxes is one that seeks to set up a minimum corporate tax rate in wealthy countries so massive companies -- like Amazon -- aren't shopping around for the best tax rates.

Related: Jeff Bezos is Reportedly Looking to Buy an NFL Team

The spokesperson went on, "The prime minister welcomed the Bezos Earth Fund's commitment, announced tonight, to give $1 billion to protect forests and remove carbon from the air. The prime minister and Mr Bezos agreed to work together to see what more could be done in the run up to and at COP26."

Though the British press has been reporting for days that Johnson had committed to taking a hardline stance on taxes with Bezos, the prime minister also said he would "be congratulating him on his massive forestry initiative."

Emily Rella

Senior News Writer

Emily Rella is a Senior News Writer at Entrepreneur.com. Previously, she was an editor at Verizon Media. Her coverage spans features, business, lifestyle, tech, entertainment, and lifestyle. She is a 2015 graduate of Boston College and a Ridgefield, CT native. Find her on Twitter at @EmilyKRella.

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