BloombergUS President Donald Trump’s administration this week is to begin laying groundwork for a trade deal between the US and the UK that would take effect after Britain leaves the EU, a White House aide said. Two of Trump’s senior advisers, Steve Bannon and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, met with UK Secretary of Foreign Affairs Boris Johnson in New York on Jan. 8. May and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto will make visits to the US this month to meet with Trump, White House officials said. May is to meet with Trump on Friday, White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee said on Saturday. Pena Nieto is to meet with Trump on Tuesday next week, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said.

Source: Taipei Times January 22, 2017 16:03 UTC