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Brown Praises Bonds with US as he Meets Bush

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown underscored on Monday that he was intent on preserving his country's close bond with the United States, as he conferred with President George W. Bush at Camp David.

Posted: Monday, July 30, 2007, 16:08 (BST)
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SPECULATION OVER IRAQ

As he arrived on Sunday evening, Brown chatted with Bush about Camp David and its history and then the two dined on beef tenderloin and mashed potatoes. Cheeseburgers and french fries were on the menu for lunch on Monday.

Brown and Bush were to hold a news conference at 1125 EDT (1525 GMT).

Speculation that Brown may want to end Britain's military involvement in Iraq has resurfaced with a report in the Sunday Times newspaper that Brown's chief foreign policy adviser had sounded out U.S. foreign policy experts on the possibility of an early British withdrawal.

Brown's spokesman said the prime minister would not unveil a plan to pull out British troops and said there had been no change in the government's position.

Aides to Brown say he wants to focus on ending the Darfur conflict and breaking a deadlock in the global trade talks.

Brown, with the support of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, is proposing a package of measures to try to end the conflict in Darfur.

It includes a United Nations Security Council resolution for an African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force, an immediate cease-fire, restarting a peace process and an economic aid package for Darfur, a British government source said.

It would also hold out the threat of sanctions against the Sudanese government if it failed to cooperate.

Brown will meet Democrat and Republican congressional leaders in Washington on Monday afternoon, his spokesman said.

On Tuesday, Brown will hold talks with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York and give a speech at the world body.



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