LONDON – British prime minister Tony Blair will fly to Ethiopia this week, just days after a minor heart operation, to pursue a pet project intended to spur development in Africa, his spokesman said yesterday.
The prime minister will travel to Addis Ababa late today for the second meeting of the Commission for Africa, which he set up in February this year, Blair’s official spokesman told reporters. The meeting, from tomorrow to Friday, will involve most of the other members of the Commission, including Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi and Irish pop star turned Live Aid organiser Bob Geldof.The long trip comes shortly after Blair’s operation on Friday to correct an irregular heartbeat, but his spokesman stressed that the prime minister’s doctors were happy with the schedule.Blair was back at Downing Street yesterday after a weekend of rest and was feeling “fresh and alert”, the spokesman added.- Nampa-AFPThe meeting, from tomorrow to Friday, will involve most of the other members of the Commission, including Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi and Irish pop star turned Live Aid organiser Bob Geldof.The long trip comes shortly after Blair’s operation on Friday to correct an irregular heartbeat, but his spokesman stressed that the prime minister’s doctors were happy with the schedule.Blair was back at Downing Street yesterday after a weekend of rest and was feeling “fresh and alert”, the spokesman added.- Nampa-AFP
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