UN’s Guterres Balances Confrontation, Cooperation With Trump
UN Peacekeepers secure the evacuation of their non essential civil personnel in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Photographer: Jospin Mwisha/AFP/Getty ImagesUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres came out against several of the Trump Administration’s priorities ahead of the 80th High Level Week for the General Assembly, even as he said that the relationship with the US is an important pillar of the international institution.
His meeting with US President Donald Trump next week during the annual high-level gathering might be a “good opportunity to strengthen the cooperation between the United Nations and the US,” Guterres told Bloomberg Television’s David Gura. “The relationship has always been a fundamental pillar of international relations.”