Dep. Sec. of State Armitage Meets Benin's Foreign Min. Idji

27 February 2002

Dep. Sec. of State Armitage Meets Benin's Foreign Min. Idji

They meet at time of regular U.S.-Benin bilateral talks

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage met February 27 with Benin's Foreign Minister Antoine Kalowole Idji "on the margins" of regularly scheduled U.S.-Benin bilateral talks in Washington, according to a statement released the same day by State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher.

Following is the text of the statement:

U.S. Department Of State
Office of the Spokesman February 27, 2002
Statement By Richard Boucher, Spokesman
U.S.-Benin Bilateral Talks

Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage met today with Benin Foreign Minister Antoine Kalowole Idji on the margins of regularly scheduled U.S.-Benin bilateral talks being held in Washington, D.C.

Discussions touched on Benin's assistance to the U.S. and the coalition in the fight against terror, as well as West African regional issues and Benin's economy.

Benin's transition to a genuinely democratic system of government is a shining example to its region and all of Africa.

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