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Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [16]

  • Question by: Bob Neill
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
He did. Did he meet any representatives of the various political prisoners who lobbied the Foreign Office and who have met Foreign Office ministers?

Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [15]

  • Question by: Bob Neill
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
Tell me. Can you help me about this? Did the Mayor meet the Mayor of Havana whilst he was out there?

Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [14]

  • Question by: Richard Barnes
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
When deciding which international relations to pursue, to what extent do the political complexions of the city administrations factor in your decisions?

Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [13]

  • Question by: Richard Barnes
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
Let us move on. When deciding the Mayor's strategy for international relations, do you restrict yourselves to world capitals or do you include major world cities?

Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [12]

  • Question by: Richard Barnes
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
I think it is the Mayor's briefing not to necessarily want to work with them. The final paragraph, Ms Parchment, says, `Over the last six months they have been more and more keen on partnership working. Line to take is warm and friendly but non-committal. Can refer their offices to the international team.' That suggests that even in January of this year there was a major stumbling block with this administration here working with Tokyo.

Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [11]

  • Question by: Richard Barnes
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
But the Mayor was there on 21 September last year. It is in the Mayor's Report. That is when Mayor Bloomberg refused a meeting.

Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [10]

  • Question by: Richard Barnes
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
But why is it only left win?

Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [9]

  • Question by: Richard Barnes
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
I met him on that occasion as well.

Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [8]

  • Question by: Bob Neill
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
I do not think the Mayor simply talked about Olympic matters or spent his time purely on Olympic matters, he told us as much himself.

Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [7]

  • Question by: Richard Barnes
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
Can I read also from this briefing note that went to Ms Parchment and her researcher, Christopher Fleming, in only January of this year: `London and New York talk to each other and have good relationships but do not tend to work on a huge number of projects together. On last meeting Bloomberg was too busy to meet the Mayor and John Ross.' So you must have been there at some stage. `Possible relation to bad reputation amongst Jewish press. In addition bad relations between Jewish community and Richard Rodgers may have played a part (meeting of Palestinians in RR...
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