22 February,2009 11:57 AM IST | | Agencies
British Premier Gordon Brown will meet Barack Obama on March 3 at the White House for the first time since the new US President assumed office on January 20 and is expected to discuss issues like the global financial crisis and Afghan strategy.
The Downing Street has confirmed that Brown will be visiting US President Barack Obama on March 3, BBC reported.
The two leaders are likely to discuss the global financial crisis, strategy in Afghanistan, economic summit in London to be held in April and the upcoming 60th anniversary of the NATO summit in Strasbourg-Kehl. A White House statement yesterday said the two countries had a "special partnership" and the US President wanted to work closely with Brown on common global challenges.
"The United States and the United Kingdom share a special partnership, and the President looks forward to working closely with the Prime Minister to address common global challenges," the statement said.
Brown's visit is considered significant as it may determine the personal relationship that might develop between the two leaders. Brown is not the first leader to visit Obama in Washington. Obama is due to host on Tuesday Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, the first international leader to meet him at the White House since the President's inauguration.
Obama, who met Brown in London last July, before becoming President, then shared a desire with Brown to strengthen the trans-Atlantic relationship to solve problems that could not be tackled by countries acting on their own.
