Spanish premier insists Atlantic alliance holding firm.

(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)

[Presenter] In the meeting held yesterday afternoon in Madrid the Spanish premier, Jose Maria Aznar, and the British prime minister, Tony Blair, have confirmed that the UN must continue to play a lead role in the action in the Persian Gulf. Moreover, they both confirmed that the intent behind the letter they signed along with seven other European leaders is to strengthen the alliance between Europe and America. The Spanish prime minister Jose Maria …