Pubdate: Thu, 15 Feb 2001
Source: New York Times (NY)
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Author: Christopher Marquis

COLOMBIA, U.S.: BUSH MEETING President Bush will meet with President Andres 
Pastrana in Washington this month to discuss a Washington-backed aid 
package to fight drug traffickers and their guerrilla allies, the White 
House announced. The meeting, set for Feb. 27, will offer Mr. Bush an 
opportunity to review the American role in helping Colombia cope with 
threats posed by organized crime, a decades-old civil war and a faltering 
economy. Last year Congress approved $1.3 billion in mostly military aid 
for Colombia.
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