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Bertie praises Bono's Aids campaign
Rock singer Bono was tonight praised by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern for his campaign in the fight against HIV and Aids.
Mr Ahern said the U2 frontman ? who recently received a humanitarian award at Ireland?s music awards ? had achieved ?impressive results? in highlighting the cause.
And he urged the star to spread his message around Europe as he had done in the United States.
?I want to thank my fellow Irishman Bono for his passionate commitment to the fight against HIV and Aids,? Mr Ahern said during a lecture at the World Bank in Washington.
?He has operated successfully here in the US to mobilise political support at the highest levels and has achieved impressive results.
?I would welcome and fully support any such similar effort that Bono might undertake in Europe.?
Bono, whose band has been one of the world?s biggest rock groups since the 1980s, has campaigned tirelessly to ease Third World problems during recent years.
He was also instrumental in the Drop The Debt campaign, which wiped out millions of dollars of international debt owed by Third World governments.
When presented with the humanitarian award at Dublin?s Meteor Awards early this month he asked why millions of people were not out on the streets protesting about the number of Africans dying from Aids.
The singer said that protesters should be speaking out about ?the forgotten war? as well as the threat of a war in Iraq.
Bertie Ahern was one of a number of politicians who congratulated Bono for his accolade in a video message played at the music awards.
Tonight the Taoiseach told the Presidential Fellowship Lecture at the World Bank that Ireland had committed itself to spending an additional ?28m a year towards the fight against HIV and Aids.
He thanked President Bush for his leadership on the issue and for the US commitment to fighting the disease.
Mr Ahern today met the American president at the White House, where he presented him with the traditional bowl of Shamrock.
Their discussions focussed on the Iraqi war situation and the Northern Ireland peace process.
He said President Bush understood that Ireland could not support of military action in the absence of a second UN resolution.
? Thomas Crosbie Media, 2003.
Bertie praises Bono's Aids campaign
Rock singer Bono was tonight praised by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern for his campaign in the fight against HIV and Aids.
Mr Ahern said the U2 frontman ? who recently received a humanitarian award at Ireland?s music awards ? had achieved ?impressive results? in highlighting the cause.
And he urged the star to spread his message around Europe as he had done in the United States.
?I want to thank my fellow Irishman Bono for his passionate commitment to the fight against HIV and Aids,? Mr Ahern said during a lecture at the World Bank in Washington.
?He has operated successfully here in the US to mobilise political support at the highest levels and has achieved impressive results.
?I would welcome and fully support any such similar effort that Bono might undertake in Europe.?
Bono, whose band has been one of the world?s biggest rock groups since the 1980s, has campaigned tirelessly to ease Third World problems during recent years.
He was also instrumental in the Drop The Debt campaign, which wiped out millions of dollars of international debt owed by Third World governments.
When presented with the humanitarian award at Dublin?s Meteor Awards early this month he asked why millions of people were not out on the streets protesting about the number of Africans dying from Aids.
The singer said that protesters should be speaking out about ?the forgotten war? as well as the threat of a war in Iraq.
Bertie Ahern was one of a number of politicians who congratulated Bono for his accolade in a video message played at the music awards.
Tonight the Taoiseach told the Presidential Fellowship Lecture at the World Bank that Ireland had committed itself to spending an additional ?28m a year towards the fight against HIV and Aids.
He thanked President Bush for his leadership on the issue and for the US commitment to fighting the disease.
Mr Ahern today met the American president at the White House, where he presented him with the traditional bowl of Shamrock.
Their discussions focussed on the Iraqi war situation and the Northern Ireland peace process.
He said President Bush understood that Ireland could not support of military action in the absence of a second UN resolution.
? Thomas Crosbie Media, 2003.
