Venezuela's Chavez meets Colombia, Honduras heads

[Zorro]

Very interesting.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was in Colombia Saturday to meet President Juan Manuel Santos, and Honduran leader Porfirio Lobo, with trade and smoothing ties with the Central American country topping the agenda.

The leftist Chavez, a fierce critic of US policy, has a solid practical relationship with Santos, a former defense chief and one of Washington's closest allies in South America. Santos has worked to improve trade with its oil-producing neighbor, despite their policy disagreements.

Lobo arrived at the event to discuss his country's return to the Organization of American States (OAS) after it was kicked out following a coup that toppled leftist president Manuel Zelaya in June 2009.

Lobo was elected president in November 2009, amid a political impasse between the de facto government that followed the coup and Zelaya, who was supported by Chavez and had taken refuge in the Brazilian embassy to press for his return to office.

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More at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110409/wl_afp/colombiavenezuelahondurasdiplomacy_20110409202838

[joshcryer]

1. Chavez is a capitalist like the rest.

Don't let him fool anyone.