» Thursday, June 5, 2008ZimbabweAsked about the situation in Zimbabwe regarding British diplomats being contained by Zimbabwean security services, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) confirmed that there had been an incident involving UK diplomats. The information we had just received was that the UK diplomats were no longer being contained; under the Vienna Convention it was essential that all […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Northern IrelandThe Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by saying that last night there was an agreement reached on the nominations of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive. There was a joint statement from Mr Robinson and Mr McGuinness and a statement from the Prime Minister. Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) King Abdullah of JordanAsked what the Prime Minister and King Abdullah would be discussing in their meeting, the PMS replied that they would probably discuss regional issues in the Middle-East such as where we were on the Middle East peace process, the situation in Syria and Lebanon. original source. Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) President BarrosoAsked a similar question on President Barroso’s visit, the PMS said that there would be an opportunity for the Prime Minister and President Barroso to speak after their meeting. The main purpose of the meeting was to talk about the upcoming European Council meeting in a couple of week’s time. The main items they would […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Armed Forces PayAsked what the Prime Minister’s response was to Sir Richard Dannatt’s comments and did he think it was unusual for such a senior figure to comment in this way, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister was asked a similar question following his meeting with the Cypriot President. To repeat what the Prime Minister and […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1) MiscAsked if the Prime Minister had any plans to meet with Tony Blair, the PMS said the Prime Minister spoke to Tony Blair on a regular basis, as people would expect. Asked if the Prime Minister had seen the interview with him this morning, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was in his meeting […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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