Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto held an hour-long phone call today after relations deteriorated over the border wall.

The US President confirmed on Friday the pair had a "friendly call" amid rising tensions.

The two leaders spoke less than 24 hours after Mr Pena Nieto cancelled a face-to-face meeting with the US leader.

Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto (Edgard Garrido/Reuters)

The content of the call has not been disclosed but Mr Trump confirmed the conversation was held during his news conference with Theresa May.

The Mexican president said yesterday: “We have informed the White House that I will not attend the meeting scheduled for next Tuesday with the POTUS.”

It followed a threat by Mr Trump to cancel meetings unless Mexico agreed to pay for the wall.

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Mr Trump wrote: “The US has a 60bn dollar trade deficit with Mexico. It has been a one-sided deal from the beginning of NAFTA with massive numbers... of jobs and companies lost.