BBC NEWS | World | Americas | US and Germany declare rift 'over': "US President George Bush says a long-standing rift with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is 'over' after the pair's first formal meeting in 16 months.
Both leaders said they had set aside past differences on Iraq and agreed to work together to stabilise the country.
'The first thing I told him, I said, 'Look, we had differences. And they're over.' We're going to work together,' Mr Bush told reporters after the leaders spoke privately at the UN General Assembly.
Mr Schroeder says he believes agreement on a US resolution on Iraq can be struck 'in the next few weeks'."
Both leaders said they had set aside past differences on Iraq and agreed to work together to stabilise the country.
'The first thing I told him, I said, 'Look, we had differences. And they're over.' We're going to work together,' Mr Bush told reporters after the leaders spoke privately at the UN General Assembly.
Mr Schroeder says he believes agreement on a US resolution on Iraq can be struck 'in the next few weeks'."
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