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Caracas - Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday and his
Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe discussed
measures to boost economic and trade
cooperation between the two countries.
During the meeting, the two leaders talked
on the establishment of a us$200 million
dollars fund to boost the small and
medium-sized enterprises in both countries,
the delayed payments to the Colombian
exports, and Venezuelan restrictions to the
import of cars, chicken and eggs.
They also discussed a commercial agreement
on resuming Venezuela's membership in the
Community of Andean Nations (CAN).
The meeting also touched upon issues related
to bio-fuel, energy and restarting the
oil-pipeline "Antonio Ricaurte" which was
inaugurated in October 2007 in Colombia's
Punta Ballena.
Uribe arrived here Tuesday accompanied by a
delegation of 50 high-ranking officials from
his government.
It was the second meeting between Chavez and
Uribe this year.
The two leaders held their first meeting
this year on Jan. 24 in Cartagena de Indias,
Colombia, where both presidents
officially appointed new ambassadors.
The diplomatic ties had worsened since Nov.
21, 2007 when Uriberefused Chavez's
mediation for the release of hostages held
by guerilla in Colombia.
On March 1, 2008 the ties between the two
countries went more worse when Colombia
bombed a guerilla camp in Ecuador.
Colombian exports to Venezuela reached more
than 6 billion dollars in 2008, while its
imports were us$1.14 billion dollars, according
to the Colombian-Venezuelan Chamber of
Commerce.
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