US President Donald Trump has met with with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, with the meeting skirting differences over trade and the conflict in Gaza, according to Reuters.

The Irish leader repeated his call for a surge of humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave and his support for a two-state solution, but did not directly address a question about Trump’s call for removing Palestinians from Gaza.

“Nobody is expelling any Palestinians from Gaza,” Trump shot back to a question on the issue.

Trump has resumed his close alliance with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since taking office in January, and he has said that all Palestinians should be removed from Gaza, at least temporarily, following a peace deal.

Martin commended Trump for his “unrelenting” pursuit of peace in Ukraine and the Middle East, and played down differences over Gaza, saying that both countries were pressing for the release of hostages held by Hamas and a ceasefire.