Blair lends support to Zapatero's Basque peace drive
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair passed on tips gleaned from his experience brokering an uneasy peace in Northern Ireland as he backed Spain's current drive for peace in its troubled Basque country.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Baghdad on Sunday to lend support to the Iraqi government, which is under pressure from Washington to do more to stem worsening violence.
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Spain's prime minister said on Tuesday he had drawn on the Northern Irish experience of Tony Blair for guidance in the peace process with Basque separatist guerrillas.Comment
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Spain's prime minister outlined on Sunday his government's program to resolve troubles in the Basque region during his first visit there since the armed separatist group ETA shattered a cease-fire in December.Comment
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Prime Minister Tony Blair ended his swansong appearance on the international stage on a high note Saturday, helping clinch a deal for a new EU treaty and trumpeting that Europe was turning Britain&#39;s way.
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Spanish Prime Minister Jose Rodriguez Zapatero and visiting Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga said here Tuesday that their governments support the ratification of the first European Union Constitution.
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SPAIN MADRID -- Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told the Basque regional premier yesterday his plan for virtual independence from Madrid was a dead end and rejected any negotiations on the matter. But the Basque leader Juan Jose Ibarretxe remained defiant, saying that if his plan was rejected by Madrid he would still put it to the Basque ...
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged on Sunday to support Iraq's government as it battles instability underscored when gunmen carried out a mass kidnapping at a Red Crescent office in the capital.
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Hungary's prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsany was thanked by British counterpart Tony Blair for his &quot;support and understanding&quot; over Iraq, as Budapest pulled its troops out of the country.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will  seek this week to use his support for President Bush in Iraq as  a lever for greater U.S. commitment to the quest for peace in  the Middle East.
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Abdeljalil Bounhar -- AP Photo Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, right, chats with his foreign minister Miguel Angel Moratinos during a meeting in Rabat, Tuesday, March 6, 2007.Comment
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Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is meeting the Basque president to discuss a plan to give the region more independence.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will offer beleaguered Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas support for his controversial call for early elections during a meeting in Ramallah, his spokesman said.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has called for a new initiative to support the Palestinians and move toward a two-state solution in the Middle East peace process.
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Spain's prime minister met with the president of the Basque region Wednesday to discuss efforts to defeat the armed separatist group ETA, which announced an end to its cease-fire earlier this month.
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Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Saturday called on all parties to present a united front against  separatist group ETA following Friday&#39;s car bomb attack in the northern Basque region which injured two policemen.
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Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, seeking a settlement for the troubled Basque country, thanked Britain's Tony Blair for sharing experiences of brokering a peace deal in Northern Ireland.