State: U.S. Ready to Work With Brazil's New Leader, Reich Says
The State Department's top diplomat for Latin America has reiterated President Bush's congratulations to Brazil's president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, saying that the Brazilian leader shares the U.S. commitment "to ease the hardships that afflict too many" people in the Western Hemisphere.
Related Link:
Brazil Country Profile, World Factbook 2002
State: U.S. Praises India, Pakistan Troop Redeployment
The director of policy planning at the State Department, Richard Haass, has praised India and Pakistan for redeploying some of their troops away from their common border in a move to reduce tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
State Dept. Official Says U.S.-Brazil Relationship Best in Decades
The U.S.-Brazilian bilateral relationship is "probably" better than it has been in several decades, says James Carragher, director of the State Department's Office of Brazil and Southern Cone Affairs.
U.S., Australia Agree to Strengthen Anti-Terrorism Cooperation
The United States and Australia reaffirmed their "undiminished support" for the global war on terrorism, and "strongly reconfirmed" their willingness to coordinate efforts to assist countries in the Asia-Pacific region with counter- terrorism measures, according to a joint communiqué top officials of both countries released October 29.
Related Link:
Australia Country Profile, World Factbook 2002
State: APEC Economic Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to Regional Economic Growth
Leaders of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum concluded their two-day meetings in Los Cabos, Mexico by affirming their commitment to promote regional economic growth through improved security, freer trade, structural reforms, and expanded use of new technologies.
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US-APEC Index
State: U.S., Japan, ROK Leaders Call on North Korea to Dismantle Nuclear Program
President Bush, Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-Jung, and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi agree that North Korea's program to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons is a violation of several agreements and called on North Korea in a statement October 26 to dismantle the program in a prompt and verifiable manner.
State: Presidents Bush, Fox Discuss Migration, North Korea, Iraq
President Bush says he and Mexican President Vicente Fox seek to deal with the issue of Mexicans who migrate to the United States in search of work "in a way that recognizes reality, and in a way that treats the Mexican citizens who are in the United States with respect."
