President Obama in UK Our Relationship Is Special

President Barack Obama has said the relationship between the US and the UK is Special and stronger than it has ever been


the regime.Mr Obama said the international community had made "enormous progress in Libya in saving civilian lives.Gaddafi and his regime need to understand there will be no let-up in the pressure we are applying, he said, adding that the US was strongly committed to seeing the job through".President Obama said he believed Nato forces were "turning the corner in Afghanistan while Mr Cameron urged the Taliban to make a "decisive split with al-Qaeda if they wanted to participate in a political dialogue and bring about stability.

 More widely, Mr Cameron said the international community needed to seize the once in a generation moment" to support pro-democracy movements in the Middle East.He said he would push for a major programme of political and economic support for reformist governments in the region at the G8 later this week. President Obama condemned regimes using violence against their people.Asked about the two governments' approaches to economic recovery and deficit reduction, Mr Cameron said both countries were committed to reducing debt levels over the next few years.President Obama said that although the pace at which they did this would differ, both shared the same goal of creating broad-based prosperity but also ensuring governments "lived within their means and never mortgaged our futures.Later in the day, Mr Obama will give a setpiece speech on US foreign policy at Westminster Hall - the oldest building within the Palace of Westminster - an honour usually reserved for British monarchs