CLINTON TRIP CALLED FIRST STEP TOWARD COUNTERTERRORISM PACT WITH\ISRAEL.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. President Clinton's trip to the Middle East is the first step toward a strategic anti-terrorism and intelligence agreement between the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Israel, one designed to bolster Israel's capacity to make peace securely, diplomatic sources said Monday. The agreement, now in preparation, would be announced in April during a visit to Washington by Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres. One intended purpose is to enhance Peres' prospects for winning election May 29 against the Likud opposition. Clinton will go to Israel after participating Wednesday in the "Summit of the Peacemakers This article is about the pacifist organization. For other meanings, see Peacemaker (disambiguation). Peacemakers was an American pacifist organization. " at Sharm el-Sheik, the Israeli-built resort on Egypt's Red Sea coast. "Leaders from the Middle East and around the world will stand as one for peace in the Middle East, together to combat the merchants of hatred with every means at our command," Clinton said Monday night in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Accepting an award for his work in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland: see Ireland, Northern. Northern Ireland Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Area: 5,461 sq mi (14,144 sq km). Population (2001): 1,685,267. , the president added: "We must not let the terrorists in the Middle East have the victory they seek - the death of every hope for peace." Clinton plans to leave Secretary of State Warren Christopher behind in Jerusalem, and that stopover will result in a formal counterterrorism coun·ter·ter·ror adj. Intended to prevent or counteract terrorism: counterterror measures; counterterror weapons. n. Action or strategy intended to counteract or suppress terrorism. agreement, providing for shared intelligence information and counterterrorism expertise and equipment. CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). Director John Deutch is accompanying the president to the summit, and will contribute to finalizing the accord. The larger strategic agreement, which stops short of a formal defense treaty, will include counterterrorism provisions and others still under consideration, said the diplomatic sources, speaking on condition of anonymity. An administration source confirmed the account. After suicide bombers rocked Israel and staggered the peace process, Clinton last week approved recommendations of his national security advisers and sent some equipment and technical experts to Israel. |
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