The Chilean Commander of Carbineros (Militarized police), General Alberto Cienfuegos played down the scuffle between President George W. Bush body guards and some of his men at the APEC Saturday night summit dinner, which be said was caused by the excessive professional zeal of US Secret Service agents.
Counter terrorism and trade liberalization are in the essence of the APEC Economic Leaders summit final Santiago Declaration which ended this Sunday in Chile.
Leaders from Spain, Portugal and their former colonies in Latin America urged Britain and Argentina to renew their dialogue on the Falkland Islands, known in Argentina as the Malvinas.