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Panamanian agriculture
minister resigns over trade deal
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Panamanian Agriculture Minister
Laurentino Cortizo told a press
conference on Tuesday he had
resigned because he could not
accept President Martin Torrijos
Espino's approach to free trade
talks between Panama and the
United States.
Venezuela mulls buying
warplanes from Russia
Venezuela is considering buying
Russian fighter planes to
replace the ageing F-16s it
bought from the United States,
President Hugo Chavez said on
Tuesday.
Pinochet waits for court review
after bail granted
Former Chilean military leader
Augusto Pinochet was granted 10
million pesos (about 19,200 U.S.
dollars) bail on Monday, but he
remains under house arrest as
another court ratifies the
decision.
Fox
Strains Bolivia-Mex Relations
Mexico and Bolivia, two of the
Latin American countries with
most issues in common, are
witnessing upset relations
Wednesday after Mexican
President Vicente Fox´s unusual
statements against Bolivia.
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