LONDON — With the Olympic Games as a backdrop, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday plunged into a series of meetings with British leaders, including Prime Minister David Cameron.
The likely GOP nominee sought to send a message that he recognizes the close bonds between the U.S. and its top ally.
“The world is a tumultuous and dangerous place,” Romney said Thursday. “And certainly in many of the regions around the world we have great interests in having a common effort in seeing greater peace and prosperity.”
Romney and Cameron met privately and exchanged pleasantries during the Republican’s first full day in London.
The meeting came after Romney, who was head of the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, said it wasn’t clear whether Britain could overcome the issues that have dogged its final preparations for the Olympics.
“It’s hard to know just how well it will turn out,” Romney told NBC News in an interview broadcast Thursday in London.
During the public portion of his meeting with Cameron, Romney weighed in again after his comment drew attention in Britain. “It is impossible for absolutely no mistakes to occur,” he said.
Cameron told reporters that Romney and others would soon “see beyond doubt that Britain can deliver.”
Romney’s week-long overseas trip will also take him to Israel and Poland.
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