British Prime Minister Tony Blair Speaks about NATO Summit and Kosovo: Joined Live Chat Today on AOL Live.DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 1999-- Full transcript and quotes of Blair's Online Discussion available at AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. keyword: Transcripts One day after the NATO Summit A NATO summit is a summit meeting that is regarded as a periodic opportunity for Heads of State and Heads of Government of NATO member countries to evaluate and provide strategic direction for Alliance activities. ended in Washington, D.C., British Prime Minister Tony Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair joined a live discussion on America Online See AOL. this morning to talk to the public about the Summit and the Kosovo situation. It was one of the first opportunities the public has had to ask questions directly to one of the 19 heads of state whom attended this weekend's gathering. Blair chatted live on AOL from 10 Downing Street Downing Street, Westminster, London, England. On the street are the British Foreign Office and, at No. 10, the residence of the first lord of the Treasury, who is usually (although not necessarily) the prime minister of Great Britain. in London. Thousands of AOL members from the U.S. and the U.K. joined in the live chat with Blair while he talked to them about NATO's pledge to strengthen the mission of the alliance as well as intensify the air campaign against Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. The following quotes have been pulled from today's chat on AOL Live: AOL MEMBER QUESTION: Do you think ground troops will be required to meet NATO's goals? TONY BLAIR: We have to proceed with the air campaign...but as I have said, the difficulties of a land force invasion against an undegraded Serb machine remain formidable. On the other hand, Milosevic can't have a veto so we should carry on with the assessment we're making. AOL MEMBER QUESTION: If NATO NATO: see North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO in full North Atlantic Treaty Organization International military alliance created to defend western Europe against a possible Soviet invasion. cannot break the will of Milosevic, what are the possible scenarios? TONY BLAIR: Success is the only exit strategy for me. And we should do what it takes to achieve that. A full transcript of the AOL chat with British Prime Minister Tony Blair is available at AOL keyword: Transcripts or AOL Live. AOL Live is where industry-leading chats take place and is AOL members' connection to the people and events shaping today's headlines. For the latest news on Kosovo members can turn to AOL News for up-to-the-minute coverage (keyword: News) and then talk about it live every weekday with experts and CBS News CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. Its current president is Sean McManus who is also head of CBS Sports. Current productions Current television shows
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