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British Prime Minister Tony Blair meeting South African President Thebo Mbeki outside 10 Downing St London.
The UK Prime Minister Tony Blair announced that Britain will train an elite South African police unit, to help the country tackle its spiralling crime rate. The Metropolitan Police force has set up a £500,000 ($750,000) training programme for 100 officers from the special South African unit known as the Scorpions.
The current political crisis in Zimbabwe is expected to top the agenda - Mr Mbeki has been playing a key role behind the scenes in private contacts with Harare, on which he is expected to brief Mr Blair. Mr Mbeki has been criticised for being soft on the Zimbabwe crisis
Earlier today the Queen gave President Mbeki an honorary knighthood. The award - a GCMG or Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George - was presented to the South African president during a 20-minute audience with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Pic J Moore
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