U.S., Philippines sign treaty

U.S., Philippines sign treaty

MANILA (AFP): U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher and his Philippine counterpart, Domingo Siazon, yesterday signed an extradition treaty and an agreement on mutual legal assistance on the sidelines of the APEC summit.

"In signing those two agreements we have taken a significant step to bolster our common efforts to defeat crime and to defend the rule of law," Christopher said.

Christopher noted the assistance from Manila which had led to the arrest of Ramsey Youssef, a suspect in the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York, adding: "The two treaties will strengthen our united effort against global predators of this kind."