Boris Johnson has told people to get over the election of Donald Trump.
The British foreign minister has said that "it's time that we snapped out of the general doom and gloom" about the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.
Mr Johnson said Thursday in the Serbian capital of Belgrade that "people should focus on the opportunities ... and not the problems."
Mr Johnson added that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump had a "very, very good conversation" Prime Minister Theresa May earlier in the day.
He says Mr Trump has spoken of a "spectacular relationship" with the U.K. and "wants to sign a free trade deal."
Mr Johnson says Trump's election "is a great opportunity for us in the U.K. to build a better relationship with America that is of fundamental economic importance for us, but also of great importance for the stability and prosperity of the world."
The foreign minister had previously mocked Mr Trump, saying that he avoided parts of New York in case he met him.
Additional reporting by Associated Press
