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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-15-05 11:19 AM
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Red Cross Chief Meets bush
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,12264516%5E401,00.html

THE head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has met US President George W. Bush to discuss concerns about detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and in Iraq.

Mr Bush held talks with ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger in Washington yesterday, the Geneva-based agency said in a statement.
It was the first meeting between a US president and a head of the humanitarian agency since the Gulf War 14 years ago.

Their discussion "focussed on ICRC concerns regarding US detention, the main challenges faced by the organisation in armed conflicts worldwide and an assessment of the contexts in which key ICRC operations take place", the statement said.

Mr Kellenberger also met US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and National Security Adviser Steven Hadley, ICRC spokesman Florian Westphal said.




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