Mr Boris Johnson met Mr
Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his chief strategist Steve Bannon.
Foreign Secretary Boris
Johnson has met senior members of President-elect Donald Trump's team during a
trip to New York.
He will also meet key
Republican figures in Washington DC, including House Speaker Paul Ryan and
senators Bob Corker and Mitch McConnell.
The subject of the talks
has not been publicly revealed but the Foreign Office said the visit followed a
successful meeting last month between the Prime Minister Theresa May's chiefs
of staff and Mr Trump's team.
A Foreign
Office spokesman said: "The discussions will be focused on UK-US relations
and other foreign policy matters."
Mr Johnson has been
critical of Mr Trump in the past, including his response to the billionaire's
description of parts of London as a no-go area for police.
Mr Johnson had replied:
"The only reason I wouldn't go to some parts of New York is the real risk
of meeting Donald Trump."
The meeting comes after Mrs
May condemned Mr Trump's comments about groping women as
"unacceptable" but voiced hopes that the relationship between the two
countries could flourish during his presidency.
Mrs May said: "I think
(the comments about groping women were) unacceptable but, in fact, Donald Trump
himself has said that and has apologised for it.
She told Sophy Ridge on
Sunday: "But the relationship that the UK has with the United States is
about something much bigger than just the relationship between the two
individuals as president and prime minister.
"That's important, but
actually we have a long-standing special relationship with the United States.
"It's based on shared
values and it is a relationship where, actually in the UK, we feel we can say
to the US if we disagree with something that they are doing."
I look very much forward to meeting Prime Minister Theresa May in Washington in the Spring. Britain, a longtime U.S. ally, is very special!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 8 January 2017
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