U.S. and Canada Commit to Closer Cooperation on Security, Etc
The White House has issued a press release announcing that the U.S. and Canada have committed to deepening their cooperation in North America and in the world.
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According to the White House, the U.S. and Canada will work bilaterally to address U.S.-Canada priorities and continue their close cooperation with Mexico on issues of trilateral importance.
"New Partnership" on Security, Prosperity, and Quality of Life, Etc.
The White House states that under this "New Partnership," the U.S. and Canada will set an agenda designed to increase the security, prosperity, and quality of life of U.S. and Canadian citizens.
With respect to security, the U.S. and Canada will work to ensure the coherence and effectiveness of North American security arrangements by (partial list):
reinforcing joint efforts pursuant to the Smart Borders Accord to secure the safe movement of people and goods within North America, keeping borders open for business but closed to terrorism;
improving the coordination of intelligence-sharing, cross-border law enforcement and counter-terrorism; and
taking further steps to secure the U.S.-Canada border while improving the flow of legitimate traffic, through investments in border infrastructure and a land preclearance initiative.
(See press release for details on U.S.-Canada commitments on prosperity, quality of life, and international issues.)
White House press release (dated 11/30/04) available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/11/20041130-3.html