Bush Meets Panama's
President Torrijos
U.S. President George W.
Bush met with his
Panamanian counterpart
Martin Torrijos at the
White House on Tuesday,
pledging to get Congress
to approve a pending
free trade agreement
with the Central
American country.
"The Panamanian free
trade vote is a priority
of this government. It
should be a priority of
the United States
Congress," Bush told
reporters after the
meeting.
In addition to free
trade, Bush and Torrijos
also discussed, among
others, expanding trade
in the Western
Hemisphere and security
cooperation in the
region.
"Panama is an important
friend and ally of the
United States," White
House spokeswoman Dana
Perino told reporters
before the U.S.-Panama
summit meeting. |
