Bush was to pursue his diplomatic offensive to rally support

Sat, 20 Oct 2001

Bush was to pursue his diplomatic offensive to rally support for the war on terrorism on Saturday with a host of bilateral meetings with Asia-Pacific leaders.

Bush, here to enlist APEC members in the coalition behind U.S.-led reprisals for September 11 terror strikes, was to meet with leaders of Malaysia, Russia, Japan, Brunei, Peru, and Singapore.

Aides were guarded about what the U.S. leader would ask each nation to contribute to the war to eradicate global terrorism.

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