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The EU-US summit: fruitful and positive, according to Austrian chancellor (Photo: Austrian EU Presidency)

EU praises Bush for wanting 'end' to Guantanamo

The EU has welcomed US president George W. Bush's statements on ending the Guantanamo prison camp, with the Austrian chancellor saying after Wednesday's bilateral summit that it is "grotesque" to claim that the US is harmful to world peace.

Speaking to journalists following the talks at the EU-US summit in Vienna on Wednesday (21 June), Mr Bush confirmed he shared a "desire" with his European counterparts for getting rid of the controversial detention centre in Cuba.

"I'd like to ...

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The EU-US summit: fruitful and positive, according to Austrian chancellor (Photo: Austrian EU Presidency)

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