Friday, December 4, 2009

Peru, U.S. review military cooperation agenda

LIMA, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- High-level military officers from Peru and the United States evaluated Thursday the bilateral military cooperation agenda for 2010.

The meeting was held between chief of the Joint Command of the Peruvian Armed Forces, General Francisco Contreras, and chief of the U.S. Southern Command, General Douglas Fraser.

According to a statement, priorities on the agenda include the fight against drug trafficking and terrorism, the training of Peruvian troops, and other security support.

Fraser pledged continued successful humanitarian missions, mainly on medical assistance in Peru's poor regions.

Also present at the meeting were Peruvian commander general of the Army, General Otto Guibovich, Admiral of the Navy, Rolando Navarrete, and chief of the General Staff of the Air Force, General Carlos Samame.

Source: xinhuanet.com/

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