Saturday, 27/05/2017 06:56 (GMT+7)
US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on May 25th met with each other for their first time since the two took office.
(Source: Telegraph)
The two met at the US Embassy in Brussels (Belgium) on the sidelines of a NATO Summit.
Trump says Macron had an "incredible victory, all over the world they're talking about it." He added that the two have a lot to discuss, including terrorism.
President Trump welcomed Macron to the US embassy in Brussels, stating: “We have a lot to discuss, including terrorism and other things. Congratulations. Great job.”
Macron said: “I’m also very happy to be with President Trump”.
“We have an extremely large agenda to discuss: the fight against terrorism, the economy, climate and energy.”
France was one of the key states which dropped its opposition to NATO formally joining the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State, one of Mr Trump's key demands./.
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