Fri, Aug 09, 2002 - Page 1 News List

Government outlines spending for weapons

ON THE DEFENSIVE After meeting with a former US defense secretary, Premier Yu Shyi-kun vowed that Taiwan's purchase of arms would follow an open and transparent process

By Ko Shu-ling  /  STAFF REPORTER , IN PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI

Yu was scheduled to visit President Jean-Bertrand Aristide at the presidential office at 9am yesterday. His schedule includes presenting a wreath at the martyrs' shrine before visiting an industrial area in Hispaniola. The premier was also to attend a forum on bilateral investment and trade, followed by the signing of an economic cooperation agreement. A press conference was scheduled for the afternoon before the delegation was to leave for Panama at 3pm.

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