(VIDEO) Prime Minister May and United States President Obama Statement at the G20 Summit

Prime Minister May and President Obama of the United States Remarks After the Bilateral Meeting at the G20 Summit

JW Marriott Hotel
Hangzhou, China

President Obama:  Good morning, everybody.  I want to begin by saying what a pleasure it was for me to meet with Prime Minister May and congratulate her on becoming Prime Minister.  We’ve had occasion to be together before in other settings, but this is the first time that I had a chance to address her as Madam Prime Minister.  I’m glad that Theresa and I could meet early in her tenure.  The Prime Minister continues to be a steadying influence during a time of transition.

     It was a wide-ranging conversation, but it began with the basic premise that even as the UK pursues an orderly exit from the EU, together, we reaffirm the very special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom.  It will not simply endure, but it will continue to grow