later he'll meet with the prime minister silvio berlusconi. here's what he said he thought the priorities were when dealing with the economy and other significant issues the next couple of days. >> we are working hand-in-hand in places like afghanistan to ensure that we are isolating extremists and strengthening the forces of moderation around the world. on the international front, we discussed the importance of europe and the united states raising standards on financial institutions to ensure that a crisis like the one that's taken place will never happen again. >> part of it is trying to get everybody on the same page here to come up with a strategy after this is over so that it doesn't happen again. we heard the president emphasize over the past couple of days, just yesterday in russia, talking about the need for transparency, for accountability, tough regulations, opening those markets. those are the kinds of things that he's going to be talking