News (Media Awareness Project) - Colombia: Colombia, US: Bush Meeting |
| Title: | Colombia: Colombia, US: Bush Meeting |
| Published On: | 2001-02-15 |
| Source: | New York Times (NY) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-27 00:10:58 |
COLOMBIA, U.S.: BUSH MEETING President Bush will meet with President Andres
Pastrana in Washington this month to discuss a Washington-backed aid
package to fight drug traffickers and their guerrilla allies, the White
House announced. The meeting, set for Feb. 27, will offer Mr. Bush an
opportunity to review the American role in helping Colombia cope with
threats posed by organized crime, a decades-old civil war and a faltering
economy. Last year Congress approved $1.3 billion in mostly military aid
for Colombia.
Pastrana in Washington this month to discuss a Washington-backed aid
package to fight drug traffickers and their guerrilla allies, the White
House announced. The meeting, set for Feb. 27, will offer Mr. Bush an
opportunity to review the American role in helping Colombia cope with
threats posed by organized crime, a decades-old civil war and a faltering
economy. Last year Congress approved $1.3 billion in mostly military aid
for Colombia.
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