Thatcher meets with Ramos

Thatcher meets with Ramos

MANILA (AFP): Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher met with Philippine President Fidel Ramos yesterday and discussed economic development and terrorism, a cabinet official said.

"There are many things we can learn from the experience of the United Kingdom during the Thatcher administration which in some respects we have been also utilizing under our economy," said Finance Secretary Roberto de Ocampo, who was present at the courtesy call Thatcher made to Ramos.

He was referring to Thatcher's free enterprise and privatization policies during her leadership.

Thatcher arrived here Sunday for a four-day visit as the guest of a private bank and was scheduled to address a business group later yesterday.