Rumsfeld Stresses Importance of Ties
From Times Wire Reports
Washington intends to deepen its military and counter-terrorism ties with Algeria, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said during a stopover in Algiers.
Rumsfeld avoided saying whether relations with Algeria were dependent on political reforms.
An Islamist uprising that began after authorities canceled legislative elections in 1992 has killed more than 150,000 people.
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