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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Pompeo Arrives in Downing Street for Meeting with PM Johnson

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Downing Street in London, Britain, July 21, 2020. (Reuters)

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Downing Street on Tuesday for a meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

“Welcome to Number 10,” Johnson said to Pompeo as they sat in the Downing Street garden for an open-air meeting.

“You look great,” said Pompeo.

Johnson quipped that the social distancing measures did not indicate any diplomatic distance.

“Social distance does not imply diplomatic or political distance,” he said.

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