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| Author: | Witling [ Wed May 11, 2005 10:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Rumsfeld met with Central American Presidents |
From: DoD News [mailto:dlnews_sender@DTIC.MIL] Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 10:42 AM To: DODNEWS-L@DTIC.MIL Subject: DoD Host Presidents of Six Central American Countries NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 460-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2005 Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711 DoD Host Presidents of Six Central American Countries Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld hosted the Presidents of six Central American and Caribbean nations at the Pentagon today: + Nicaragua President Enrique Bolanos, + Honduras President Ricardo Maduro, + Costa Rica President Abel Pacheco, + Guatemala President Oscar Berger, + El Salvador President Antonio Saca; and + Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez. The Department of Defense greeted the presidents with a welcoming parade and honor cordon. At a breakfast meeting following, the leaders discussed the linkage between economic development and security, in the context of the pending Central American Free Trade Agreement. "Economic progress and security are interdependent," said Secretary Rumsfeld. "Today, the threat to Central American and Caribbean security comes from an anti-social combination of gangs, drug traffickers, smugglers, hostage takers, and terrorists. It is increasingly clear that they can be effectively combated - and are being combated - only by close cooperation among nations." "This trade agreement could help usher in a new era of cooperation between our countries and enhanced prosperity in the region," said Rumsfeld. |
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