British foreign secretary leaves for EU meeting

British foreign secretary Jack Straw today left on the latest leg of a diplomatic offensive to maintain a unified front in the war in Afghanistan.

Wed, 17 Oct, 2001 - 14:18

British foreign secretary Jack Straw today left on the latest leg of a diplomatic offensive to maintain a unified front in the war in Afghanistan.

Mr Straw was flying first to Luxembourg to meet EU foreign ministers to discuss the crisis before jetting off to Ankara for talks with the government in Muslim-dominated Turkey.

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