U.S. President George W. Bush met with his Panamanian counterpart Martin Torrijos at the White Houseon 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.
Source:Xinhua
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