LONDON - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, received on Tuesday the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, who is in London to attend several meetings on the conflicts in Syria and Yemen.
Kerry greeted the press before entering 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the head of government, who chaired the first time today the council of ministers since taking office last Wednesday.
The meeting between May and Kerry is an opportunity for impressions are exchanged, after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union (EU) in a referendum took place on 23 June.
Although it was predicted that the US Secretary of State to meet with the Minister of British Foreign Boris Johnson, with whom I was yesterday at a meeting with European foreign ministers in Brussels.
According to the Ministry, the purpose of this meeting, which will be followed by a press conference, will emphasize that the relationship between the two countries remains important, despite the favorable vote to "Brexit".
After the bilateral meeting, Johnson and Kerry will meet with the ministers of Foreign Affairs of Germany, France and Italy and the EU Representative for Foreign Policy, Federica Mogherini, to analyze the conflict in Syria.
The meeting will be centered on the fragile cessation of hostilities in the difficult humanitarian situation and the necessary conditions for peace talks to resume in the Arab country.
Later, Johnson and Kerry will meet with representatives of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to assess the conflict in Yemen.
Tomorrow, May tomorrow will travel to Berlin to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and on Thursday will travel to Paris for talks with French President Francois Hollande.
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