Friday, February 20, 2009

Obama makes first foreign visit

Obama makes first foreign visit

A welcome banner is secured by activists on a bridge crossing the Ottawa River near Parliament Hill
President Obama is likely to get a warm welcome

Barack Obama has arrived in the Canadian capital Ottawa on his first foreign trip as president, for talks with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Trade, the global economy and the war in Afghanistan are the main issues to be discussed during the six-hour visit.

As America's biggest trade partner, Canada is worried about the "Buy American" measures in the $787bn (

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