‘UK-US trade deal to happen quickly’

London: London: US President Donald Trump has said he expects a "powerful" trade deal with the UK to be completed "very quickly", reports BBC.

Speaking at the G20 summit in Hamburg, he said he would visit London. Asked when, he said: "We'll work that out."

In one-to-one talks,  Trump and UK Prime Minister Theresa May agreed to prioritise work on a post-Brexit trade deal, a UK government official said.

The president made it clear he believed Britain would "thrive" once it had left the European Union, the official added.

In the 50-minute meeting, which overran by 20 minutes, the two leaders spent a "significant" amount of time on trade in a discussion described as entirely "positive".

May had been expected to urge Mr Trump to reconsider his decision to take the US out of the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Before their meeting, Mr Trump hailed the "very special relationship" he had developed with Mrs May.

"There is no country that could possibly be closer than our countries," he told reporters.

"We have been working on a trade deal which will be a very, very big deal, a very powerful deal, great for both countries and I think we will have that done very, very quickly."

Sir Christopher Meyer, a former British ambassador to Washington, said Mr Trump's statement of intent was a "very good sign for the future" and would be "useful" to Mrs May.

So long as Trump maintained that political impetus, it could help negotiators get over any stumbling blocks, he said.

But Sir Simon Fraser, a former diplomat who served as a permanent under-secretary at the Foreign Office, cast doubt on how soon any trade deal could be reached.

"The point is we can't negotiate with them or anyone else until we've left the European Union.

 

UK-US trade deal to happen quickly

London: London: US President Donald Trump has said he expects a powerful trade deal with the UK to be completed very quickly, reports BBC. Speaking at the G20 summit in Hamburg, he said he would visit London. Asked when, he said: Well work that out. In one-to-one talks, Trump and UK Prime Minister Theresa May agreed to prioritise work on a post-Brexit trade deal, a UK government official said. The president made it clear he believed Britain would thrive once it had left the European Union, the official added. In the 50-minute meeting, which overran by 20 minutes, the two leaders spent a significant amount of time on trade in a discussion described as entirely positive. May had been expected to urge Mr Trump to reconsider his decision to take the US out of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Before their meeting, Mr Trump hailed the very special relationship he had developed with Mrs May. There is no country that could possibly be closer than our countries, he told reporters. We have been working on a trade deal which will be a very, very big deal, a very powerful deal, great for both countries and I think we will have that done very, very quickly. Sir Christopher Meyer, a former British ambassador to Washington, said Mr Trumps statement of intent was a very good sign for the future and would be useful to Mrs May. So long as Trump maintained that political impetus, it could help negotiators get over any stumbling blocks, he said. But Sir Simon Fraser, a former diplomat who served as a permanent under-secretary at the Foreign Office, cast doubt on how soon any trade deal could be reached. The point is we cant negotiate with them or anyone else until weve left the European Union.