Mulford: Bush is a “great friend & admirer” of India
US Ambassador David Mulford has said on Monday that the president Bush is a great friend & admirer of India & his remarks on the global food assistance, he had expressed his support for the progress developing nations were making in both food production & nutrition.
Seeking to put an end to the controversy over George W Bush’s remarks on food habits of Indians, Mulford dismissed suggestions that the president had made any critical comments & said “hostile political commentary is not productive”.
Malford further said that the president expressed concern about the global food price increase & called on all nations to help in the fight against hunger. Bush has already increased America’s “generous” food aid contributions to 5$ billion over the next two years. Mulford said, “I believe that this is a time for increased cooperation among nations to solve this problem & that hostile political commentary is not productive”.
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