With Colombia support Venezuela gets temporary extension of Andean membership

Monday, April 11th 2011 - 06:17 UTC

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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez agreed over the weekend to temporarily extend the bilateral trade pact within the framework of the Andean Community, or CAN, despite Venezuela’s pending withdrawal from that regional organization on April 21. Read full article

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GeoffWard
CAN or Mercosur - which is the group of countries willing to cut its collective throats in order to accept Chavez?

Sensible policy would be for both to leave him out in the cold so that the Castros can bail him out. ;-)

He is a trade pariah;
he is as Herakles, the uninvited guest at Keyx's wedding-feast.
Colombia is vey brave to get in bed with him.
[My, what a mix of allusions!]
Apr 11th, 2011 - 10:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Martin_Fierro
Speak for yourself Geoff

US plans to instill conflict in SA... not working, too bad. ;-)
Apr 12th, 2011 - 12:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard
Martin,

that's what we do - we speak for ourselves.
Not for Argentina, not for Brasil, not for the UK, not for the Falkland Islands/Malvinas, and not for the USA.

I disagree with you fundimentally on most things,
but it is always *me* speaking, not the Voice Of Brasil.

Geoff.
Apr 12th, 2011 - 10:44 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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