U.S. And UK Continue Bilateral Talks

By Kayleigh Harvey – Talk Radio News Service
 
The United States and United Kingdom will join forces to come up with a strategy to help address humanitarian issues in Sri Lanka it was announced today.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made this announcement at the State Department as she met with British Secretary of State David Miliband for the third time since Clinton took her post in January.

The two Secretaries will also discuss issues relating to bilateral U.S.-UK actions in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran.

Clinton said, “He and I have already forged a close working relationship on not only out bilateral issues but on so many of the global concerns that we both care greatly about.”

Miliband said, “I am delighted to be back in Washington,” adding that “The agenda is indeed broad and deep and I am looking forward to our discussions of Afghanistan and Pakistan, of the Middle East, the wider Middle East, given the importance of the visits that are coming through to Washington over the next few weeks and also this humanitarian catastrophe that’s really playing out in the north-east of Sri Lanka which has called the conscience of the world.”

Clinton and Miliband took no questions from reporters as they left to
begin their discussions.