Prime Minister [Jan Peter Balkenende]. Well, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. It's very good that you're here. But in the first place, I would like to say to the President of the United States, be welcome in the Netherlands. We really enjoy that you're here. It's an important day that you're in the Netherlands today, because on the 6th of May-that's what we call our Liberation Day-and we always think about our freedom.
With respect to the employment issue, obviously, I don't have a crystal ball. We have looked at a lot of the economic data that's coming out right now. And as I've said repeatedly, we have seen some stabilization in the financial markets, and that's good, because that means that companies can borrow and banks are starting to lend again. Small businesses that might have worried just a couple of months ago about closing doors, they are now able to get a little more financing.
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[George W. Bush] hizo estas declaraciones en respuesta al compromiso del futuro presidente del gobierno de España, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, de que retirará las tropas españolas de Irak si antes del 30 de junio la operación militar no pasa al control de la ONU. Bush habló después de reunirse con el primer ministro de Holanda, Jan Peter Balkenende, otro aliado en la Guerra de Irak. Yo preguntaría al pueblo iraquí, que no quiere que la gente se retire, porque quiere ser libre. Y recordaría que Al Qaida tiene interés en Irak por una razón, y es porque se da cuenta de que ésta es una batalla en la Guerra contra el terror; y ese interés es porque se dan cuenta de que es un frente en la Guerra contra el terrorismo y que temen la propagación de la libertad y de la democracia en lugares ...
President Bush. Here's what we're going to do. We'll have a couple opening statements. I'll call upon an American press; the Prime Minister will call upon somebody from the Dutch press; American press; Dutch press; and that's it. Thank you all for coming. Mr. Prime Minister, welcome. I'm glad you're back. Thank you for a-your friendship. Thank you for your clear understanding about the need for us to work together to achieve a more free and peaceful world.
AMSTERDAM - A furious dispute over the war in Afghanistan brought down the Dutch government Saturday, bitterly divided on whether its forces should stay or go as NATO deepens its engagement against the Taliban. After a contentious 16-hour Cabinet meeting, a key partner walked out of Jan Peter Balkenende's coalition, accusing the prime minister of reneging on a pledge to withdraw 1,600 troops this year from Uruzgan province, where 21 Dutchmen already have died.
At this moment, we're working together. And you referred to that, by example, in Africa. In the struggle against HIV/AIDS, we are working together. We also are working together on the issue of deforestation in Latin America. There will be a meeting in Suriname in September, and we are supporting that event. And thanks for your remarks about our cooperation and the activities of our military people in Afghanistan. It's necessary to work together.
Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende has found his fellow European leaders willing to support him through any potential backlash from Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders' upcoming anti-Islam film. During informal remarks before dinner at the European Union summit in Brussels on Thursday, Mr. Balkenende briefed other heads of government and heads of state about the film, "Fitna," which has already incurred the wrath of the Islamic world, and was answered with a murmur of support.
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