British Prime Minister Gordon Brown stressed on Monday in Bournemouth his country's relations with the United States on the international sphere, calling it " our closet ally."
"We will hold fast to the partnerships with our closet ally America, our membership of the European Union, the Commonwealth and our commitment to the United Nations," on environmental, economic and security cooperation, Brown said in his first keynote speech at the Labor Party annual conference as leader and prime minister here in the southern coastal city.
He pledged to stand up for the British national interest and write in detail into the amended European Treaty "the red lines we have negotiated for Britain."
With regard to Darfur, Brown pressed the Sudanese government for a ceasefire and a lasting political settlement, or to face tougher new sanctions.
On peace and security in the Middle East, the prime minister noted that Britain will fulfill its duty in Iraq and Afghanistan for security, political reconciliation and economic reconstruction, before discharging its obligations.
The five-day party conference is held amid wide speculations that Brown is likely to call an early general elections this autumn to cash in on the latest opinion polls which saw Labour gaining its support rate to 39 percent, six percentage points ahead of the Conservatives, the main opposition party.
Source: Xinhua
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