New York, Sept. 22 -- Peace, prosperity and sovereignty are the three key priorities of the United States at the United Nations, US State Department Hindi spokesperson Bilal Faruqi said, following President Donald Trump's address to the UN General Assembly.

Speaking to ANI, Faruqi said Trump had called for the United Nations to return to its "core purpose", which Washington sees as going beyond talks and meetings to achieving agreements and peace deals.

"The United States has three priorities at the United Nations. First is peace, followed by prosperity, and then sovereignty," Faruqi said.

"We will continue to protect our sovereignty, but the most important thing is peace," he added.

Faruqi said prosperity could follow once peace was ...