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Obama speaks to six more world leaders over phone
Chicago, Nov 8 (PTI) U.S. President-elect Barack Obama spoke to leaders of six U.S. allies, including Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Saudi King Abdullah, a day after he discussed the pressing issues of economy and climate change with nine world leaders while returning their congratulatory calls.
The 47-year-old Democrat briefly spoke to Zardari, King Abdullah, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and its Prime Minister Donald Tusk Friday over telephone, thanking them for their congratulatory messages.
The calls generally lasted from five to ten minutes and were mainly introductory in nature, an Obama aide was quoted as saying by 'The Washington Post'.
In Islamabad, Pakistan's official news agency APP reported
that Obama pledged his full support to democracy in the
country during his telephonic talks with Zardari and hoped the
two countries would work together to expand their ties.
During his campaign for the White House, the
President-elect had adopted a tough line on Pakistan and made
it clear that he would launch military operations against
terrorists in that country if the Pakistan government did not
do so.
Zapatero, who had tense relations with incumbent George
W. Bush, became an issue during the campaign when Obama's
Republican rival John McCain refused to say whether he would
meet the Spanish leader if he became President, the report
said.
During one of the debates, Obama sarcastically noted
McCain's comments to suggest that he would not work well with
European leaders.
Berlusconi, the gaffe-prone Italian leader, earlier this
week had described Obama as a "young, handsome and even
suntanned."
Obama earlier on Thursday discussed the worsening global
economy and climate change with nine world leaders, including
British Premier Gordon Brown and French President Nicholas
Sarkozy, when he spoke to them over phone after his election
victory.
Apart from Brown and Sarkozy, Obama spoke to Australian
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Canadian leader Stephen Harper,
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Israel's Ehud Olmert,
Japanese Premier Taro Aso, Mexican President Felipe Calderon
and President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea. PTI
The 47-year-old Democrat briefly spoke to Zardari, King Abdullah, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and its Prime Minister Donald Tusk Friday over telephone, thanking them for their congratulatory messages.
The calls generally lasted from five to ten minutes and were mainly introductory in nature, an Obama aide was quoted as saying by 'The Washington Post'.
In Islamabad, Pakistan's official news agency APP reported
that Obama pledged his full support to democracy in the
country during his telephonic talks with Zardari and hoped the
two countries would work together to expand their ties.
During his campaign for the White House, the
President-elect had adopted a tough line on Pakistan and made
it clear that he would launch military operations against
terrorists in that country if the Pakistan government did not
do so.
Zapatero, who had tense relations with incumbent George
W. Bush, became an issue during the campaign when Obama's
Republican rival John McCain refused to say whether he would
meet the Spanish leader if he became President, the report
said.
During one of the debates, Obama sarcastically noted
McCain's comments to suggest that he would not work well with
European leaders.
Berlusconi, the gaffe-prone Italian leader, earlier this
week had described Obama as a "young, handsome and even
suntanned."
Obama earlier on Thursday discussed the worsening global
economy and climate change with nine world leaders, including
British Premier Gordon Brown and French President Nicholas
Sarkozy, when he spoke to them over phone after his election
victory.
Apart from Brown and Sarkozy, Obama spoke to Australian
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Canadian leader Stephen Harper,
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Israel's Ehud Olmert,
Japanese Premier Taro Aso, Mexican President Felipe Calderon
and President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea. PTI
