New UN Chief Wants to Meet President-Elect Trump "As Soon As Possible"

News Staff : Dec 29, 2016
AFP, Times of Israel

The new UN Secretary-General admits that the "new [US] government will certainly adopt a different position" than that of Barack Obama's administration.

(Portugal)—[Times of Israel] Incoming UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he wants to meet US President-elect Donald Trump "as soon as possible" and is "determined to establish a constructive dialogue with the new US administration". (AFP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Guterres, who met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of last month, said he hoped for a similar outcome with the American president-elect.

The former Portuguese prime minister takes over from Ban Ki-moon on January 1 amid ongoing bloodshed in Syria and questions over the US role in the world under a Trump presidency.

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