September 08, 2014 1:52 AM
Liberia’s Defense Minister Brownie Samukai has welcomed President Barack Obama’s announcement that the U.S. military will help in the fight against the Ebola virus.
Samukai, who is currently in the United States, said his visit is part of his government’s effort to bring to the attention of the international community the scale of the Ebola virus and solicit their support.
Speaking Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press television program, Obama said U.S. military assets are needed to set up isolation units and equipment and provide security for international health workers.
Samukai said Liberia looks forward to U.S. cooperation.
“We had discussions at the Department of Defense on the issues of utilizing and requesting the full skill of United States capabilities, both on the soft side and on the side of providing logistics and technical expertise... And, we as a country are extremely pleased with the announcement that we have heard, and we look forward to that cooperation as expeditiously as we can,” he said
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