London, March 18 (EFE).- Former US President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday at his official Downing Street residence, where they met for more than an hour.
Obama arrived at the headquarters of the Head of Government around 3:00 p.m. GMT and spent an hour on what Sunak’s spokesman called a “courtesy visit”, in which they discussed the work of the former Democratic leader’s foundation.
According to Downing Street sources, most of the meeting took place alone between the two, who also addressed issues such as artificial intelligence accompanied by a classic English tea.
When asked by journalists upon his departure, Obama acknowledged being “tempted” to give his opinion on the state of Russian democracy and the elections won by Vladimir Putin, although in the end he did not do so.
“It was an informal visit as part of his trip to London, where he is carrying out work with the Obama Foundation,” explained the conservative Sunak’s spokesman, adding that the meeting was held at the request of the former US president.
According to the British media, this is the first meeting between Obama and Sunak, and the first time that the person who presided over the United States between 2008 and 2016 visited Downing Street.