President Obama Meets with Prime Minister Socrates
President Obama and Prime Minister Socrates of Portugal make statements to the press after meeting in Lisbon. November 19, 2010.
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Obama in Indonesia, urges progress on Muslim ties
In Indonesia, President Obama signed a “comprehensive partnership” deal with President Yudhoyono. During a meeting in Jakarta, the capital, he talked about continuing to build bridges between the two countries.
From Al Jazeera
Obama and Yudhoyono signed a ‘comprehensive partnership’ which covers security and economic issues [AFP]
Obama flew from India to Indonesia, his former boyhood home, on Tuesday for the second leg of his 10-day Asia trip.
At a joint news conference with Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Indonesian president, Obama said his efforts to improve the relationship between Muslims and the West had been “earnest” and “sustained”.
However, he said the progress was “incomplete” and there was more work to do.
Obama also said he did not think “we’re going to completely eliminate some of the misunderstandings and mistrust”.
The president said he wanted to make sure the US is “building bridges and expanding our interactions with Muslim
President Obama Speaks in Ghana
“A New Moment of Promise”
President Obama addresses the Parliament of Ghana in Accra on July 11, 2009.
President Obama Takes Africa’s Questions
President Obama received questions from over 75 countries in Africa via SMS, email and Twitter. 3 journalists in Africa (South Africa, Senegal and Kenya) selected a few of these questions for the President to answer.