UK Prime Minister Theresa May hold phone conversation with US  President Donald Trump Tuesday and discussed his recent decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, which prompted the United Nations General Assembly to convene a rare emergency meeting at the request of Arab and Muslim states.

The phone call was first disclosed by a Downing Street spokesperson, who said the two leaders discussed their "different positions" on Jerusalem. The phone call occurred one day after May and leaders of 13 other U.N. Security Council member nations voted in favor of a resolution that calls on Trump's declaration to be withdrawn. The U.S. vetoed the resolution.

May and Trump also discussed their "ongoing deep concerns" about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, the spokesperson said. 

May updated Trump on "the recent good progress" of Brexit talks and "agreed on the importance of a swift post-Brexit bilateral trade deal," according to the spokesperson, while Trump outlined "the progress he had made on his economic agenda."