Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Bono wants to meet Johnnie

Most importantly, what kind of football does Bono follow?

Prime Minister John Howard says he'd be happy to meet U2 frontman and human rights activist Bono, but seems a bit confused about who he is. The Irish rock star, whose band opens its Australian tour in Brisbane, says he wants to talk to Mr Howard about boosting Australia's aid to poor countries. He said wealthy countries should donate more of their GDP (gross domestic product) to help combat global poverty, particularly in Africa.

Mr Howard said while there had been no approach to his office for a meeting, he would be happy to accommodate the rocker. "If he wants to come and talk to me I'd be happy to see him. I haven't had any formal request but of course (I would meet him)," Mr Howard told reporters. U2 is playing in Sydney on Saturday night. But, informed of this, Mr Howard seemed a bit bemused.

"He'll be in Sydney on Saturday night? At Telstra Stadium? Is he a follower of which code of football?" Mr Howard said.

"I wanted to talk to your PM about Africa and also the commitment to 0.7 per cent, which is a big thing... I'm not that fussed and if he would like to meet me, if he is serious about 0.7 per cent, then I'm sure we'll find out about it and I would be very pleased to meet him... If he's not serious, I don't want to meet him." Bono

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