Cameron: BP should continue as strong and stable company.
Washington, July 20 .- British Prime Minister, David Cameron, today said that the oil company BP to clean the spill in the Gulf of Mexico and pay appropriate compensation but that the company "should continue as a strong and stable company."
Speaking alongside U.S. President, Barack Obama, after meeting at the White House, Cameron made allusion to the criticism on, sto credits, the alleged role of BP in the release of Lockerbie bomber, the Libyan Abdel Basset Al Megrahi and reminded that this release "was an autonomous Scottish government's decision, not oil."
For its part, the U.S. president, Barack Obama, I declare that give "welcome" to any new information that would reveal about how there was the release of Al Megrahi, who was returned to, global agenda credits, Libya because it allegedly suffered a terminal prostate cancer.
Al Megrahi, the only convicted of the bombing that killed 270 people by blowing up a U.S. plane when flying over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1989, is still alive a year later and released in Libya, have been detected without evidence of serious deterioration of his health.
The, sto credits, British media have reported that BP is pushing for this release looking for oil concessions in Libyan waters.
In his day, both Cameron-then-opposition leader as the U.S. government sharply criticized the decision of the Scottish self-government, considering that Al Megrahi was to have fully complied with his sentence of life imprisonment.
In his statement today, British Prime Minister declared himself against opening an investigation into the release of Libyan terrorist, saying "I do not need an investigation to tell me that was a bad decision."
If it was open to the possibility of publishing more documentation about the case and promised "appropriate cooperation" with the U.S. Senate to hold a hearing on this release and the role that BP might play.
While in Washington, Cameron is scheduled to meet with a group of senators to discuss the hearing.
Obama agreed with the prime minister that "when we have all the information" about that decision "would be clear that is a decision that should never have been made."
About BP, Cameron indicated that he understands the frustration in the United States against the oil for his responsibility in the discharge and assure you that in his conversations with the executives of the company, agrees that the company must pay the costs of landfilling and clean the black stain.
Emphasize, however, is "a major company and our two countries will agree that a business remains stable and strong."
During their conversation in the Oval Office, which continued with a luncheon that joined the vice president, Joe Biden, Obama and Cameron also addressed issues like the war in Afghanistan, the situation in the Middle East and the global economic crisis.
The UK, which has already suffered over 320 casualties in Afghanistan, has announced his retirement in 2014, a year earlier than planned.
Both leaders praised the "excellent relationship" between the two countries and strove to be called by their first names, in a demonstrationof good personal tune.
British Prime Minister ended his visit to the U.S. on Wednesday in New York, where he will meet with UN secretary general, Ban Ki Moon, and will attend the dinner offered by that city's mayor, Michael Bloomberg.