MICHELLE HAN, CNN ANCHOR: U.S. President George W. Bush touched down in Spain Tuesday for the first leg of his five-nation European tour. Disenchantment about his opposition to the Kyoto Accord on greenhouse emissions sparked a number of protests prior to his arrival. CNN White House correspondent Major Garrett is following the Bush team. He joins us live from Madrid. Major, how is Mr. Bush expected to ease European concerns over global warming and the missile defense system?</s>MAJOR GARRETT, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Michelle, he will have to confront them head-on. And where he will meet with European leader, but here in Spain, at least of the official level, the reception much more warm, and that is exactly what the White House expected when they put the itinerary together. To the start, in Spain, so they would avoid the controversy as he headed to Europe. The president and the first lady touched down aboard Air Force 1 at Barajas' (ph) national airport. Security was very tight. From there, the president and the first lady then ventured off to the palace where there was a brief meeting with King Juan Carlos, Queen Sophia (ph) and also Prince Philipe (ph).car Since then, the president has moved on to a national reserve, aboard one hour's drive from Madrid, Doskikokamura where he is meeting with President Anzar. The agenda here between the United States and Spain is to talk about trades, specifically President Bush's intention of creating a free trade zone, linking the United States, Central America and all of South America. Spain is very much supportive of that. Spain also supportive of the overall national defense policy that President Bush has pursued -- Michelle.</s>HAN: Major, thank you for joining us. END TO ORDER VIDEOTAPES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF CNN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE THE SECURE ONLINE ORDER FROM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Protests Over Bush's Opposition to Kyoto Accord