Vice President Dick Cheney speaks with an advisor Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, between meetings at the Ambrosetti Forum on the shoreline of Lago di Como in Cernobbio, Italy. Following his visit to Lago di Como, the Vice President will travel to Rome to meet with Italian officials on the final leg of an international trip to Europe and Central Asia. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney, left, shakes hands with an unidentified interpreter of FAES (Foundation for Social Studies and Analysis) as he meets Spain's former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, second from right, at a global conference of political and business leaders in Cernobbio, by the Como lake, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. The Vice President met Jose Maria Aznar on the sidelines of the global conference in northern Italy and he said after the 40-minute talks that they had discussed "the international situation," including the Georgian crisis, Europe and NATO and that the meeting "went well" and added that Dick Cheney is "a good friend."
Vice President Dick Cheney talks with former President of Spain José Aznar Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 during the Ambrosetti Forum at Lago di Como, Italy. The Ambrosetti Forum brings together prominent figures from public and private sectors for discussions on current world issues in global economics and security. White House photo by David Bohrer