President Trump spoke with Prime Minister Keir Starmer from Great Britain on Sunday about trade, economy and high fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, according to a statement of the number 10 of Downing Street, who said that Starmer “paid tribute ”To Mr. Trump for his role in achieving the agreement.
A British-Israeli woman, Emily Damari, was in the top three hostages released by Hamas according to the terms of the agreement, which was negotiated by the Biden administration with Trump’s last minute help.
Trump and Starmer agreed to “gather soon,” according to Downing Street statement. The two men met for the first time during a dinner last September at the Trump Tower, along with David Lammy, the British Foreign Secretary.
Trump has generously talked about Starmer, despite his affiliation with the Labor Centro Left. “It’s liberal, which is a bit different from me,” Trump told the BBC earlier on Sunday, “but I think he is a very good person and I think he has done a very good job so far.”
Trump offered his condolences to Starmer for the death of his younger brother, Nick, because of cancer last month, and expressed his “respect and affection for the royal family,” according to the statement.
The two leaders eluded a possible source of conflict for an agreement, negotiated by Great Britain with Mauricio the past fall, by virtue of which Great Britain agreed strategically significant alliance. American-British Naval Base on the island of Diego García.
Starmer’s opponents in Britain, including right -wing leader Nigel Farage, have warned that the Trump administration would be hostile to the agreement. But an official with knowledge of the call that was not authorized to speak publicly said that the Chagos Islands did not arise in the conversation between the president and the prime minister.
In a statement, the White House added that leaders discussed “how both countries can promote a fair bilateral economic relationship.”