Peru-Ecuador treaty may bring `peace dividend'.(World)(Briefing/The Americas) From: The Washington Times | Date: February 2, 1999| Author: Luxner, Larry | COPYRIGHT 1999 News World Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Ecuador and Peru - their economies battered by continuing global financial chaos and low prices for primary commodities from bananas to gold - have decided that the last thing they should spend money on is fighting each other.

To that end, Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori and his Ecuadoran counterpart, Jamil Mahuad, will kick off a two-day summit in Washington Thursday aimed at boosting foreign investment in the two Andean countries.

The meeting, hosted ...

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