US, Allies Far Apart on Debt Relief
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WASHINGTON Oct. 2, 2004 - The United States and its major economic allies struggled Saturday to resolve deep differences over how best to relieve the heavy debt burden for Iraq and the world&#39;s poorest countries.
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The White House and congressional leaders struggled yesterday to preserve their newfound alliance on the economy in the face of revolts in both parties over the shape of a potential stimulus package and of debates over issues such as health care and warrantless surveillance.
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US and EU negotiators disagreed on Thursday about state aid for aircraft rivals Airbus and Boeing, winding up no closer on a sensitive issue that has gathered steam before the US presidential election.
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Description: The world&#39;s economic leaders indicate support for the idea of forgiving the debt of the world&#39;s poorest countries.
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U.S., British officials voice confidence that accord will be struck next year to expand debt relief for several dozen nations in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Asia.
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Administration officials say Washingtonâs European allies are talking about a far broader cutoff of bank lending and technology to Iran than any tried so far.
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The world&#39;s major economic powers were far apart Saturday on agreeing how to provide debt relief for Iraq and the poorest nations, as finance officials began broader discussions about the global economy.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has backed debt relief for Asian countries devastated by this week&#39;s killer tsunami, and said Washington was ready to play a major role in the long term recovery.
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American allies Japan and Australia embraced a new U.S. plan to restructure its forces abroad, while Russia said it was not concerned by the proposal. But Germany, home to 70,000 U.S. soldiers, said any withdrawal from the former Cold War frontier may hurt its economy.
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The United States and the European Union said yesterday that they would try to settle a dispute over aid they give their major airplane-makers, stepping back from a transatlantic clash over government support for rivals Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS.
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The European Union and the US must resolve differences over government aid to aircraft makers Airbus SAS and Boeing Co. and avoid taking the dispute to the World Trade Organization, French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said.
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The world's major economic powers were far apart Saturday on agreeing how to provide debt relief for Iraq and the poorest nations, as finance officials began broader discussions about the global economy.
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BERLIN -- Germany and the United States have agreed on a proposal to write off as much as 80 percent of Iraq's debt, Germany's finance minister said yesterday, capping a months-long US push for debt forgiveness.
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WASHINGTON -- When President Bush appointed a close family friend, former secretary of state James A. Baker III, as a special envoy to help reduce Iraq's foreign debt, Baker's monumental task was clear: to persuade the governments of the world, including Kuwait, to forgive billions that Iraq owes them.
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The Paris Club of creditor nations on Saturday was debating a plan to write off as much as 80 percent of the debts Iraq owes them, a key step in the United States' push to ease the financial burden on the nation as it tries to rebuild.
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US and EU negotiators traded arguments on Thursday over state aid for aircraft rivals Airbus and Boeing, but wound up no closer on a sensitive issue that has gathered steam in the run up to the US presidential election.
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While the Washington debate on US Cuba policy remains stuck on the issue of trade sanctions, the world has not stood still. At a recent meeting sponsored by the Czech government in Prague, a