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Obama meets Brown on UK visit | |
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White House hopeful Barack Obama is holding talks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown after flying into London. | |
Mr Obama earlier met former Prime Minister Tony Blair. He is also due to meet Conservative leader David Cameron. | |
The Democratic presidential candidate is on the final part of the European leg of his world tour. | The Democratic presidential candidate is on the final part of the European leg of his world tour. |
He has already visited Germany, where he gave a keynote foreign policy speech in Berlin, and France where he met President Nicolas Sarkozy. | He has already visited Germany, where he gave a keynote foreign policy speech in Berlin, and France where he met President Nicolas Sarkozy. |
Low key | Low key |
Mr Obama was greeted in the UK by the American ambassador and his wife, Robert and Maria Tuttle, before being taken to a central London hotel. | Mr Obama was greeted in the UK by the American ambassador and his wife, Robert and Maria Tuttle, before being taken to a central London hotel. |
In contrast to the public reception he received in Berlin and Paris, Mr Obama's London visit is being kept deliberately low key. | In contrast to the public reception he received in Berlin and Paris, Mr Obama's London visit is being kept deliberately low key. |
Tony Blair held a breakfast meeting with Mr Obama at his hotel | Tony Blair held a breakfast meeting with Mr Obama at his hotel |
BBC News diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall says there is a risk the London leg of Mr Obama's tour will look "decidedly lacklustre". | BBC News diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall says there is a risk the London leg of Mr Obama's tour will look "decidedly lacklustre". |
The Downing Street talks were expected to cover a wide range of issues, including Iran, Iraq and the rest of the Middle East, climate change and worries about fuel and food price rises. | |
Presidential election | Presidential election |
While in Paris, Mr Obama said Iran should not wait for the next US president to be elected before resolving its dispute with the West. | While in Paris, Mr Obama said Iran should not wait for the next US president to be elected before resolving its dispute with the West. |
When Obama met Blair | When Obama met Blair |
The Illinois senator said Tehran should promptly accept an international call to freeze its "illicit nuclear programme". | The Illinois senator said Tehran should promptly accept an international call to freeze its "illicit nuclear programme". |
Iran insists its nuclear campaign is peaceful. | Iran insists its nuclear campaign is peaceful. |
Mr Obama's tour has also taken in the Middle East where he visited Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories. | Mr Obama's tour has also taken in the Middle East where he visited Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories. |
After the UK, Mr Obama will return to the US where he faces John McCain in November's presidential election. |