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Obama Polish Tour; Military Relationship Tops Agenda

President Barack Obama has rounded up his European tour with a visit to strong ally Poland. President Obama who was part of the G8 meeting visited some countries in Europe which include Iceland, Britain and to eastern European countries where he visited Poland. Obama wanted to use the tour to the eastern European countries to ensure them of American co-operation in area of defense.

President Obama’s visit to Eastern Europe was part of his campaign to reassure the international community that the issue of Trans Atlantic alliance remains strategic to the defense of America and the world. He also wanted to ensure military cooperation between the former Russian allies.

The president had a talk with the prime minister of Poland. The president after having a discussion with the polish president Bronislaw Komorowski extended the olive branch to Russia. He cleared the air on the issue of missile defense saying that it is strategic to the defense of the country.

The NATO missile defense the president said would explore the possibility of cooperating with Russia. The president had a discussion with the Russian president Dmitry Medvedev at the G8 meeting. The president said that he will maintain the relationships that exist between the two countries. A relationship he has worked very had to improve since 2009.

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G8 leaders hail pro-democracy changes in Arab World

The world most powerful countries which constitute the G8 countries are supporting the Arab Spring. They also demanded that the Libyan leader Col Moamar Gadhafi should step down. The group also promised to provide billions of dollars to the countries that are experimenting on democratic governments.

Although the meeting did not announce the total figure financial figure they are going to give to the Arab world but the Tunisian finance minister said that the amount could be up to $40 billion dollars. The group observed that democracy is the foundation for stability and economic growth. The meeting also had a meeting with the post revolutionary prime ministers of Tunisia and Egypt who pleaded with the G8 countries to aid their countries in their reform program.

The meeting was attended by presidents and prime ministers of the G8 group of countries. The prime minister of Britain, Canada, France Italy as well as Japan attended on the second day which was also the final day for the conference. The meeting was hosted by France president Mr. Nicholas Sarkozy. He is also the chairman of the summit. They also critical examined the situation in those countries that are resting change in their countries. They specifically mention Syria and Libya.