U.N. SG Guterres, U.S. President-Elect Trump Have ‘Very Positive Discussion’ In Introductory Phone Call, U.N. Spokesperson Says

Reuters: After disparaging United Nations, Trump and new U.N. chief talk
“New United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres spoke with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, and the two had ‘a very positive discussion on U.S./U.N. relations,’ said a U.N. spokesman, a week after Trump slammed the world body on Twitter. Guterres, a former Portuguese prime minister and U.N. refugee chief who began his five-year term on Sunday, spoke by phone with Trump, who will take office on Jan. 20, said U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq…” (Nichols/Heavey, 1/4).

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