British PM cancels NZ trip as eurozone debt crisis worsens
British Prime Minister David Cameron has cancelled his NZ visit to attend a European Council meeting in Brussels.
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British Prime Minister, David Cameron has cancelled a visit to New Zealand to attend a European Council meeting this Wednesday in Brussels.
The Council meeting has been called to discuss the growing debt crisis in the Eurozone. Downing Street has said that because of this "regrettably trips to Japan and New Zealand have had to be cancelled".
The visit would have been on Wednesday and Thursday this week before the British Prime Minister attended the CHOGM meeting in Australia.
The visit to New Zealand would have included talks with the New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and a visit to Christchurch's red zone to see the progress over the city's reconstruction.
NBR staff
Tue, 25 Oct 2011
Tue, 25 Oct 2011
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British PM cancels NZ trip as eurozone debt crisis worsens
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