MOSCOW (Sputnik) – UK Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday she was pleased to be able to meet US President Donald Trump so early, but said she would not shy away from speaking frankly to him.
"I am pleased that I am able to meet president trump so early in his administration. That is a sign of the strength of the special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States of America, a special relationship on which he and I intent to build … I am not afraid to speak frankly to the president of the United States. I am able to do that because we have that special relationship," May said, speaking at the House of Commons.
May's office confirmed that the prime minister would discuss trade and economic relations between the United Kingdom and the United States, security and defense issues, the importance of NATO, and the question of relations with Russia, including the continued application of sanctions against Russia until the conditions of the Minsk agreements are met.
On January 20, Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States.
