Peru fights drug trafficking out of own
conviction: FM
Peru is fighting drug trafficking out of
its own conviction, rather than foreign pressure, Foreign Minister
Manuel Rodriguez said Friday.
"I believe that drug trafficking should not be included in the foreign
policy of Peru," Rodriguez, who was visiting Spain, told Lima radio.
"Peru fights drug trafficking not because there are countries interested
in doing so, but out of its own convictions," he said.
Peru and the United States, the world's biggest drug consumer, "have
recognized the principle of shared responsibility" because if there
exists drug trafficking, "it is because there is demand, "Rodriguez
said.
He urged the United States to be more flexible in free trade
negotiations as Washington "has a very defined commitment to the combat
against international drug trafficking."
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