Barack Obama to meet with Theresa May at G20

Washington, Sep 3: US President Barack Obama will meet the new British Prime Minister Theresa May on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Hangzhou, China, a White House official has said.

"This will be the first formal meeting between the two leaders since Prime Minister May took the office in July," the official said.

In Hangzhou, the President and the Prime Minister "will discuss a range of bilateral and global issues, and as close friends and steadfast allies, the United States and United Kingdom continue to enjoy an enduring special relationship,” he said.

Obama is also scheduled to have a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the G20 meeting. He will also meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip.

PTI