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The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by running through three points to come out of the Prime Minister’s meeting with President Sarkozy earlier today. Firstly, the joint committee with the French on counter terrorism whichwill now meet quarterly. Secondly, there would be a joint initiative on the environment with the Chancellor and the French Finance Minister to lobby the European Commission to allow reduced rates of VAT on environmentally friendly goods. And thirdly a joint Franco-British communiqué on Darfur had been issued following this morning’s meetings. David Miliband and Bernard Kouchner, the French Foreign Minister would travel to New York shortly to push for a UN Security Council resolution on Darfur, and for that process to be accelerated. It was agreed by both parties that we should hold open the threat of sanctions if the Sudanese Government did not cooperate, but we would work jointly together with the French on a package of economic support, and the possibility was also raised of the Prime Minister and President Sarkozy visiting Darfur at some point in the future. Briefing took place at 15:00 | Search for related news 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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