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U.S., Caribbean Defense Ministers Evaluate Security Intitiative

April 19 2010

Barbados

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with defense ministers from seven Caribbean nations late last week in Barbados, reports the American Forces Press Service.

The ministers scheduled an evaluation of the progress of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative announced last year by President Barack Obama.

The initiative has three strategic objectives: substantially reducing illicit drug-trafficking; advancing public safety and security; and promoting social justice.

The...

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