As covered by CNN.com, Mayor Giuliani answered questions about AIDS, PEPFAR and trade at a recent Columbia, South Carolina, campaign stop.

On PEPFAR:

Giuliani was questioned on whether he would renew PEPFAR, or the President’s Plan for Emergency AIDS Relief, which is due to expire in 2008….

“I would continue that and if necessary expand it and am very open to it,” Giuliani said. “I talked to the president about it a long time back. That is something I would very much support.”

On Trade:

“I would try to increase dramatically trade with Africa,” Giuliani said. “Because what we’re really trying to do is help Africa get to the point where the African countries can take care of this problem themselves.”

“There’s nothing better than to help to make people self-sufficient, and aid helps them get through crisis, but then trade helps them to self-sufficiency.”

Read the full CNN Political Ticker piece here.

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