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Washington trip

Asked what would be on the agenda for the Prime Minister's various meetings in Washington on Thursday 7th December with the US President and leading members of the Congress, the PMOS outlined the main themes for the trip climate change, the G8 actions on Africa, Darfur, world trade, the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the outcome of the Iraq Study Group report published tomorrow.

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African Presidents

Asked why the Prime Minister was meeting the Presidents of Mozambique and Rwanda today, and was it a coincidence, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that it was simply that both happened to be in London. Rwanda and Mozambique, despite their pasts, had become two of Africa's more successful stories, and the Prime Minister would be marking that in his discussions with them, as well obviously, as talking about issues such as Darfur.

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Iraq

Asked what the Iraq Study Group (ISG) report was likely to say about the Prime Minister's evidence to it, the PMOS stressed the ISG would draw its own conclusions on the back of that evidence. He reminded people that the content of the Prime Minister's evidence had already been widely reported on. He explained that Prime Minister had told the ISG Iraq must been seen in the context of a wider, holistic strategy for the Middle-East, one that responded to issues in Iraq but also placed particular emphasis on Palestine and Israel.

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Fiji

When asked if the British Government was doing to do anything about Fiji, the PMOS responded by saying that as with all coups, we condemned it. We were stopping our military help to Fiji, and we were expressing our views to those who had taken control in Fiji.

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Police inquiry

Asked the police question, the PMOS said No. Asked for clarity on what the PMOS would or wouldn't comment on around this issue, the PMOS referred people to response given at the Lobby this morning.

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Hugo Chavez

Asked if the Prime Minister had sent a message of congratulations to Hugo Chavez on his winning a third election, the PMOS replied that he was sure that there would be some kind of communication at some point.

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Police Inquiry

Asked by the BBC if there was anything to say about the Prime Minister being interviewed by the police, the PMOS said no.

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Middle East

Asked if the Prime Minister was still planning to go to the Middle East before Christmas, the PMOS replied that the Prime Minister had said what he had said in September about visiting the region, and the Middle East was still a major priority for him, but there had been no final decisions taken as yet.

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