RP, U.S. sign extradition treaties

RP, U.S. sign extradition treaties

MANILA (AFP): The Philippine and U.S. foreign secretaries yesterday signed extradition and mutual legal assistance treaties in an effort to boost the fight against global drug rings and international fraud.

U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher and Philippine Foreign Secretary Roberto Romulo signed the Extradition Treaty and the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty at the presidential palace in Manila.

The signing ceremonies were witnessed by President Fidel Ramos and U.S. President Bill Clinton, who will leave later yesterday for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Indonesia after a 22-hour stopover in Manila.

Both treaties were negotiated this year following a visit by Ramos to Washington in late 1993.