UNITED NATIONS, Jan 4 (APP): The new United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, had “a very positive discussion” with President-elect Donald Trump on U.S.-U.N. relation, a world body’s spokesman said Wednesday.
U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq says Guterres called the
president-elect on Wednesday and their introductory conversation went well.
Trump criticized the U.N. last month after the United States abstained
on a Security Council vote to allow the 15-member body to condemn Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
He then tweeted: “As to the U.N., things will be different after Jan.
20th” his inauguration day.
A later tweet said the U.N. “has such great potential but right now it
is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time. So sad.”
Haq told reporters Guterres and Trump discussed “a number of avenues for participation and cooperation between the United States and the United Nations.”
New UN chief speaks with Trump by phone
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