Bush huddles with Brown, Blair as Europe tour wraps up
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
LONDON, June 16 (AFP): Wrapping up a farewell Europe tour, US President George W. Bush held talks Monday with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, notably on Iraq, as well as Mideast envoy and good friend Tony Blair.
The US president, who said in an interview that Brown agreed that it would be wrong to set premature withdrawal timetables for British forces, was also to visit Belfast for talks on the future of Northern Ireland.
The meetings came a day after he met with Queen Elizabeth II for tea in Windsor Castle, and later with Brown for dinner in Downing Street, as protesters scuffled with riot police nearby.
The US president, who said in an interview that Brown agreed that it would be wrong to set premature withdrawal timetables for British forces, was also to visit Belfast for talks on the future of Northern Ireland.
The meetings came a day after he met with Queen Elizabeth II for tea in Windsor Castle, and later with Brown for dinner in Downing Street, as protesters scuffled with riot police nearby.