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The US President Mr. Donald Trump was seen in animated conversation with the British Secretary of State for Foreign and Common Wealth Affairs Mr. Boris Johnson as the pair met at the ongoing 72nd summit of the United Nations (UN) at the union's headquarters, New-York with the outspoken politicians warmly shaking hands before the former delivered his debut speech.
The visit of Mr. Johnson comes amid a furious row within Theresa May’s Cabinet after he was branded a "backseat driver" for setting out his own vision for a hard Brexit. His attempted takeover came just days before a major speech in which Mrs. May was expected to offer compromise.
Mrs May scolded the US President after he tweeted that the "loser" Tube bomber was already "in the sights of Scotland Yard" – sparking claims he had leaked UK intelligence.
Mr Trump greeted and shook hands with representatives of 120 countries during the UN gathering, but became engrossed in conversation with Johnson during a warm greeting.
Speaking at the UN, Mr Trump used his first moments at the world body to urge it to reduce bureaucracy and costs while more clearly defining its mission around the world.
But while Mr Trump chastised the UN - an organisation he sharply criticised during his election campaign over its spiralling costs - he said the United States would "pledge to be partners in your work" in order to make the UN "a more effective force" for peace across the globe.
Mr Trump said: "In recent years, the United Nations has not reached its full potential due to bureaucracy and mismanagement."
The US leader pushed the UN to focus "more on people and less on bureaucracy" and to "not be beholden to ways of the past which were not working".
He also suggested that the United States is paying more than its fair share to keep the New York-based world body operational.
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