Blair to stress importance of trans-Atlantic alliance

  • 12/15/2022
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LONDON, Nov 15, SPA-- British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday urged Europe and the United States to heal their rift over the war in Iraq and work together to combat global terrorism and promote peace in the Middle East. In a keynote foreign policy speech released in advance,Blair urges European leaders to work closely with U.S.President George W. Bush to spread democracy and politicaland human rights. But he cautions Washington against pursuing a go-it-aloneforeign policy or thinking that terrorism can be defeatedby military might alone. «The only stable Afghanistan will be a democraticAfghanistan. Ultimately, it is democracy in Iraq that willdefeat the insurgents,» he will say. «The only viablePalestinian state will not just be based on territory buton democratic values.» In Washington on Friday, Blair and Bush pledged tomobilize international support for securing peace in theMiddle East, and helping the Palestinian Authority build asolid economic infrastructure, civil administration andsecurity apparatus.--SPA2304 Local Time 2004 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/217533

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