CARTAGENA, Colombia - Colombia is studying a US request to back immunity for its troops before the International Criminal Court, said President Alvaro Uribe, who also told AFP Sunday he would like more European anti-drug aid.

"Colombia must examine all the issues," surrounding the International Criminal Court, Uribe said in an exclusive interview.

"The foreign ministry is studying the issue and we will make a decision," but not in concert with other Latin American countries.

Uribe, who took office August 7, was in the Caribbean coastal city of Cartagena meeting with the Colombia's association of manufacturers.

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