VOA慢速英语 NATO at 60: A War in Afghanistan, and a Purpose to Redefine

　　On Thursday, leaders of major industrial and developing countries met in London to battle the world recession. The Group of Twenty agreed to finance one trillion dollars in additional loans and credits for struggling countries. The money will go to the International Monetary Fund and other lenders.

　　President Obama said there is no guarantee that all the steps agreed to at the meeting will work, but:

　　PRESIDENT OBAMA: "I think we applied the right medicine. I think the patient is stabilized. There are still wounds that have to heal. There are still emergencies that could arise. But I think you have some pretty good care being applied."

　　The American president will meet with European Union leaders in the Czech Republic on Sunday. He talked about the summit at a meeting of mainly French and German students in Strasbourg on Friday. He says that in Prague he will lay out a plan to seek the goal of a world without nuclear weapons. Then Barack Obama heads to Turkey for the last stop on his first trip to Europe as president.

　　And that's IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English, written by Brianna Blake. I'm Doug Johnson.