After meeting the summit host, the president of the Philippines, Obama said the US and Manila had agreed on the need for "bold steps to lower tensions, including pledging to halt reclamation, new construction and militarisation of disputed islands in the South China Sea".
A8 Hemispheric Leaders to Meet The Summit of the Americas begins today in Quebec, and President Bush faces major challenges there, as well as at home, to his hopes for a hemisphere-wide deal on free trade.
United States-Soviet talks on long-range nuclear weapons resumed today, and negotiators expressed confidence that they could meet the Malta summit goal of completing a treaty this year.
As a case in point, both Singh and President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan have stated their intention to meet on the summit's sidelines to discuss bilateral issues.
However, Whitehall insiders suggested there was no formal commitment to agreeing one of the two options, or to including details on the "backstop" plan for the border, by the time EU leaders meet for the summit in June.
The prime minister has said he will urge Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa to hold an inquiry into the final months of the Sri Lankan civil war when they meet during the summit, which takes place from Friday to Sunday.
SUMMIT "Meet the Artist," play-reading series: "The Promised Land," by David Meyers.
The president met at the summit with civil rights activists instead.
Our group met at the summit, stunned by the vastness of King Herod's vision.
The leaders of the four biggest EU countries, Germany, France, Britain and Italy, met before the summit to plot their options.
