No Sanctions Against Allies With Poor Record
President Bush waived sanctions against Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Ecuador, which the U.S. had criticized as among the world’s worst offenders in failing to halt human trafficking.
The presidential determination said Cambodia, Venezuela, Myanmar, Cuba and North Korea should be sanctioned for failure to comply.
The U.S. wants to continue democracy programs and cooperation in the fight against terrorism in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, an administration official said, and it wants to strengthen Ecuador’s democracy and support its efforts to combat trafficking in narcotics and people.
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