A new strategy would seek to build on the policies set out by the Iraqi prime minister and work towards an international "compact", similar to that agreed with Afghanistan, setting out the commitments of all sides and a comprehensive security and reconstruction strategy.
He called the notion of bad blood between the two leaders "just an invention", adding that what would be truly damaging to Canada's relationship with the US would be to pull out of the joint military mission against IS because it was built on the policies of former President George W. Bush.
Fortunately, there is still time to build on the policy that emerged from the last major migration crisis in 2014 — a policy modeled in part on the successful, bipartisan approach to Plan Colombia.
But he also proclaims himself a centrist, and he has promised that he will build on the policies practiced by his predecessor, rather than replace them.
The Colombian capital of Bogotá, with a city population slightly smaller than London at 8 million, has built on the intelligent policies of successive mayors to cope with typical Latin American patterns of informality, violence and unregulated growth.
This work paves the way for longer-term changes, built on the new policies and guidelines.
"Further steps towards the restoration of Russian-American relations will be built on the basis of the policy which the administration of President D. Trump will carry out," said Putin.
In terms of child protection, there are excellent opportunities for DFID to continue to build on policy development in the gaps already identified through considering funding a post at HQ level.
Instead, Putin said he would not take immediate action, and would reserve the right to respond until Trump took office, with a view to renewing ties with the U.S. "Further steps towards the restoration of Russian-American relations will be built on the basis of the policies carried out by the administration of President Trump," the Russian leader said, in a statement issued by the Kremlin.
