WORLD IN BRIEF : SOUTH AMERICA : Bush to Seek Trade Help for 4 Nations
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President Bush said he will ask Congress to approve special duty-free treatment of selected imports from four Andean nations as a step toward a “comprehensive free-trade zone for the Americas.” Bush made the announcement after a meeting in Washington with Ecuadorean President Rodrigo Borja Cevallos. In addition to Ecuador, the preferential trade treatment would affect Colombia, Bolivia and Peru.
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