Tony Blair welcomes 'alliance of civilizations'

Tony Blair, the British prime minister, welcomed a Spanish proposal to create an “Alliance of civilizations” between Western and Muslim countries in the fight against terror in a meeting with Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, his Spanish counterpart, on Wednesday.

Mr Blair, who also held talks on Wednesday with RecepTayyip Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister, said that Turkey is particularly involved in this initiative. ...


Leslie Crawford and Mark Mulligan Financial Times July 27, 2005