The interaction is the first

Donald Trump for the first time after taking office of the US President spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin. This was announced by the press secretary of the White House Sean Spicer.

During the conversation of the presidents in the oval office, Vice President Mike Pence, the chef of the White House Rains Rains, the adviser to the National Security President Michael Flynn and Trump's adviser on strategic issues, Stephen Bennon also present.

“During the conversation on both sides, the mood was demonstrated to active joint work on the stabilization and development of Russian -American interaction on a constructive, equal and mutually beneficial basis,” the Kremlin’s press service reports . “At the same time, the priority of uniting efforts in the fight against the main threat - international terrorism.” It is noted that the conversation "was held in a positive and business manner." The presidents agreed to maintain regular personal contacts.

On Saturday, five telephone conversations with foreign leaders were planned in Trump's schedule. Trump has already talked with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. After a conversation with Putin, Trump will call France President Francois Hollande and Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Ternbull

On Friday, the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov confirmed that on Saturday the telephone conversation of Putin and Trump would take place . "Putin means congratulating President Trump on the assumption of the US president. And, of course, usually during such contacts there are an exchange of views on the main parameters of the current state of bilateral relations," Peskov said, noting that he should not be expected from the first telephone conversation of "substantive contacts around the entire perimeter."

The first telephone conversation of Putin and Trump took place on November 14. The Russian president congratulated Trump on the election. As the Kremlin’s press service reported, the interlocutors agreed that the current state of Russian-American relations “extremely unsatisfactory” and necessary “active joint work to normalize them and derive in the channel of constructive interaction on the widest circle of issues.” In particular, the need to develop trade and economic ties was emphasized.

Putin and Trump also agreed that for both countries the number one enemy is “international terrorism and extremism”. The Russian president assured Trump in his readiness to "build a partner dialogue with the new administration on the principles of equality, mutual respect and non -interference in each other's internal affairs."