Readout of the phone conversation between the Prime Minister and
President Trump earlier this afternoon.
A Downing Street spokesperson said:
“The Prime Minister spoke to President Trump on the phone earlier
today.
“The Prime Minister raised the US decision to apply tariffs to EU
steel and aluminium imports, which she said was unjustified and
deeply disappointing. The Prime Minister said the US, UK and EU
are close national security allies and we recognise the
importance of the values of open and fair trade across the world.
The Prime Minister also underlined the need to safeguard jobs
that would potentially be affected by the decision. They agreed
to discuss this and wider issues of free and fair global trade
further at the G7 summit later in the week.
“They discussed North Korea, and the Prime Minister said the US
had our full support ahead of the President’s planned summit with
Kim Jong Un. They agreed we needed to see an agreement that
brings about the complete, verifiable and irreversible
denuclearisation and the removal of the North Korean ballistic
missile capability. They agreed to discuss further at the G7
summit later this week.
“They discussed the importance of stability in oil markets and
the Prime Minister updated President Trump on her conversation
with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the weekend,
where they had discussed the same issue, agreeing that stability
was in the interests of both consumers and producers. On Yemen,
the Prime Minister and the President agreed the enduring
requirement for a political resolution to the conflict and
cautioned against any action that might increase the severe
humanitarian suffering there. They also agreed on the importance
of continuing to work together to counter Iran’s destabilising
regional activity, including its support for the Houthis in
Yemen.
“They agreed that taking a strong and unified stance against
hostile state activity more broadly would be an important topic
for discussion at the G7 summit.
“They ended the call by saying they looked forward to seeing each
other in the UK next month.”
