Better Neighbours

Colombian President Álvaro Uribe again looks to be mending relations with regional leaders. While attending the Rio Summit in Cancun, Mexico, the Colombian leader had a private meeting with his Ecuadorean counterpart Rafael Correa, with both sides setting out a 'route map' to improve bilateral relations. More significant is the attempt to end the diplomatic dispute with neighbouring Venezuela, with Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernández currently working to bring Uribe and Venezuela President Hugo Chávez to the negotiating table. Such a move could help bring an end to the embargo on Colombian exports to Venezuela.

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