Pubdate: Wed, 17 Nov 2004
Source: Watertown Daily Times (NY)
Copyright: 2004 Watertown Daily Times
Contact:  http://www.wdt.net
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/792

RUMSFELD CALLS FOR UNITY IN FIGHTING DRUG TRAFFICKING

QUITO, Ecuador - U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said
Tuesday that Latin American counties must work together to counter
drug trafficking and international terrorism.

Rumsfeld, in South America for a conference of Western Hemisphere
defense ministers, told reporters that he hopes to strengthen regional
security agreements in the Americas aimed at stopping narcotics and
terrorist organizations.

The conference was to begin today.
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