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Cameron's Bush meeting 'positive' Cameron's Bush meeting 'positive'
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Conservative leader David Cameron said he had a "very positive" half-hour meeting with US President George W Bush during his current trip to Washington.Conservative leader David Cameron said he had a "very positive" half-hour meeting with US President George W Bush during his current trip to Washington.
They discussed areas including Iran, Afghanistan, free trade and climate change and "got on very well", he said.They discussed areas including Iran, Afghanistan, free trade and climate change and "got on very well", he said.
"We had a good conversation about some issues that Britain and America really need to work together on," he added."We had a good conversation about some issues that Britain and America really need to work together on," he added.
Mr Cameron also used a speech to call for a stronger military presence in the Balkans to prevent future trouble.Mr Cameron also used a speech to call for a stronger military presence in the Balkans to prevent future trouble.
On Wednesday, Serbs and ethnic Albanians failed to resolve the future status of Kosovo at a final round of internationally-brokered talks.On Wednesday, Serbs and ethnic Albanians failed to resolve the future status of Kosovo at a final round of internationally-brokered talks.
The UN had set a deadline of 10 December for a negotiated settlement on the province, where ethnic Albanians want independence from Serbia.The UN had set a deadline of 10 December for a negotiated settlement on the province, where ethnic Albanians want independence from Serbia.
This is something Belgrade has consistently rejected.This is something Belgrade has consistently rejected.
'Take decisive action''Take decisive action'
"A lawless space in the Balkans would be ideal ground for al-Qaeda and others to take root," the Tory leader told the Brookings Institution think-tank in the US capital."A lawless space in the Balkans would be ideal ground for al-Qaeda and others to take root," the Tory leader told the Brookings Institution think-tank in the US capital.
"Preserving and enhancing stability in the Balkans is not just a moral imperative. It is fundamental to our national security."Preserving and enhancing stability in the Balkans is not just a moral imperative. It is fundamental to our national security.
"Let me make it clear - there could be a new crisis in the Balkans by Christmas. That is a direct threat to our national security, and we must therefore take decisive action now to prevent it.""Let me make it clear - there could be a new crisis in the Balkans by Christmas. That is a direct threat to our national security, and we must therefore take decisive action now to prevent it."
This was the right time to come to Washington to have a series of meetings to get to know members of the administration David CameronThis was the right time to come to Washington to have a series of meetings to get to know members of the administration David Cameron
Mr Cameron said the Serbian government should accept the "harsh fact" that it could not expect to retain sovereignty over Kosovo.Mr Cameron said the Serbian government should accept the "harsh fact" that it could not expect to retain sovereignty over Kosovo.
He also accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being "less than helpful" by backing Serbia's stance.He also accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being "less than helpful" by backing Serbia's stance.
"The way in which Moscow has encouraged Belgrade to up the rhetorical ante in the last six months has contributed to the rise in tension," he said."The way in which Moscow has encouraged Belgrade to up the rhetorical ante in the last six months has contributed to the rise in tension," he said.
Thursday's meeting was the first time Mr Cameron and President Bush had held formal discussions.Thursday's meeting was the first time Mr Cameron and President Bush had held formal discussions.
"This was the right time to come to Washington to have a series of meetings to get to know members of the administration [and] raise areas which matter to both of us," the Conservative leader told BBC News."This was the right time to come to Washington to have a series of meetings to get to know members of the administration [and] raise areas which matter to both of us," the Conservative leader told BBC News.
Mr Cameron and Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague are due to meet US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the coming hours.