Blair coming to Washington to discuss Iraq, Middle East
WASHINGTON (AP) — British Prime Minister Tony Blair is due in Washington next week to meet with President Bush about the situation in Iraq and the Middle East.
The two leaders will meet late next week, U.S. officials said.
Bush and Blair also are expected to discuss a U.N. plan to reunify Cyprus. In parallel referendums April 24 in both the Greek and Turkish parts of the Mediterranean island, voters will be asked whether to accept the U.N. blueprint.
Blair and Bush have a close relationship. Despite criticism at home, the British leader is one of the staunchest public supporters of U.S. foreign policy in Iraq, the Middle East and elsewhere. ....
Since then, they announced a joint agreement with Libya for the North African nation to give up its program of weapons of mass destruction.
The Bush administration allowed Blair to be the first to disclose that news — as he had done with the capture of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. The move reflected an effort by Washington, aware that Blair has suffered politically at home for his unstinting support of Bush, to give the prime minister a boost.
more
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-04-06-bush-blair_x.htm
Printer-friendly format
Email this thread to a friend
Bookmark this thread
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
