UN Secretary General António Guterres and US President-elect Joe Biden held their first telephone conversation. This was reported by the press service of the Secretary General.
“The Secretary General was delighted to speak with President-elect Biden to personally congratulate him. He stressed the crucial role played by the strengthening of close cooperation between the United States and the UN”, – the statement says.
The UN stressed that Guterres “looks forward to working alongside the President-elect and his team to build partnerships to address many of the important challenges the world faces today”.