PRESIDENT BUSH'S COMMENTS IN PERU

Excerpts of statements made by President Bush and Peruvian President
Alejandro Toledo during a news conference held in Lima, Peru, on
Saturday, as reported by The Associated Press.

QUESTION: President Bush, you are in a region now that's been
devastated by terrorism and subversion and drug trafficking for over
three decades. You are offering us the Peace Corps. I would ask you
if you're willing, as president of the most powerful nation on earth,
to lead a Marshall Plan for South America?

BUSH: I appreciate that. I think I said more than just the Peace
Corps, if I'm not mistaken, in my opening comments. Obviously, our
nation is committed to this part of the world. I have come to Peru as
the first sitting president to express our solidarity with Peru and
the people, as well as expressed my appreciation for a reformer who
got elected who's willing to defend the institutions that make
democracy go.

I'll repeat, if you'd like me to, go through the litany of things I
just said: the Andean Trade Preference Act, bilateral action on
investment, money for education, money to fight drugs. We've tripled
the amount of money, I believe it was $50 million up to $195 million,
available.

And so, I think our commitment is -- I think our commitment speaks
for itself. And I appreciate so very much the chance to come and
explain it to the Peruvian people, that ours is more than just words.
Ours is deeds and action.