They had a two-hour dinner: British Prime Minister Starmer met Trump for the first time

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a two-hour meeting with US presidential candidate Donald Trump in New York. The British Prime Minister convinces that it is important for “to establish relations”. The BBC writes about it, transmits it UNN.

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The first personal meeting of the politicians took place over a two-hour dinner. It was Starmer’s first meeting with the former leader of the White House. British Foreign Minister David Lammy attended the meeting with him.

The prime minister only called the fact that he had the opportunity to meet with the presidential candidate from the Republican Party “to establish relations” a positive moment.

In turn, Trump spoke positively about the British official before the meeting.

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I really think he’s very nice. He had a great race, he did very well… He is very popular

As the journalists note, despite the fact that the British prime minister hoped to hold a meeting with Trump’s opponent in the 2024 election — Democratic candidate Kamala Harris — “scheduling problems” prevented it from happening.

After dinner, Starmer headed to the airport and returned to Great Britain.

We will remind

Within the framework of the UN General Assembly, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi met with the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Keir Starmer. They discussed security issues, strengthening Ukraine’s defense capabilities, implementation of the bilateral agreement and preparations for the second Peace Summit.