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Asked what the Prime Minister saw as the main topics of conversation on the agenda when he visits Washington this week, the PMOS said climate change with the approach of the G8 Summit, Africa ditto, trade with the WTO talks coming to a head, Middle East Peace Process (MEPP), Iraq, Iran and Darfur.

Asked to expand on the issue of climate change, the PMOS said Europe has a position but equally the Prime Minister’s approach has always been that until you have a global agreed consensus on the way forward you would not be able to achieve the goals. Europe on its own cannot tackle the issue of climate change, you need the other big players and that includes the US, but also India and China. What you need is an international consensus on a way forward. That is what the Prime Minister is aiming for at the G8 + 5 in Germany this summer.

Asked the same about Africa, the PMOS said that talks would be building on Gleneagles. On Africa and climate change we set the agenda at Gleneagles and that is still being worked through, the important thing is that it should be worked through.

Asked if the Prime Minister would be meeting an other American politicians when he visits the United States other than President Bush such as the Democrats, the PMSO said he would rather brief on that tomorrow afternoon. Asked if the lobby could tempt the PMOS to brief earlier, the PMOS said no as he may be tempted in the wrong direction as the final programme was still being written.

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There are many Prime Ministers in our globe. It is good if you could mention that name of the Prime minister.

Since Tony is not the only prime minister in the globe, next time you write just mention his name so that people will know the prime minister that you are referring too.

Peace in Christ!
Comment by John Deang — 15 May 2007 on 3:41 pm | Link
There are many Prime Ministers in our globe. It is good if you could mention that name of the Prime minister.

Since Tony is not the only prime minister in the globe, next time you write just mention his name so that people will know the prime minister that you are referring too.

Peace in Christ!
Comment by John Deang — 15 May 2007 on 3:41 pm | Link
Blair can collect the brown paper envelope from Bush containing our foreign policy for the next few years. He can hand it over to Brown before he slithers away for good.
Comment by Walter — 16 May 2007 on 9:06 pm | Link

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