Colombia, Cuba Agree to Discuss Trade Talks

[Judi Lynn]

Colombia, Cuba Agree to Discuss Trade Talks
By JOSHUA GOODMAN
Associated Press writer
April 5, 2006, 9:59 PM EDT

BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombia and Cuba may seem strange bedfellows but the stalwart U.S. ally and its oldest adversary in Latin America are put aside their differences Wednesday to negotiate a trade deal.

The two countries agreed to talks aimed at removing trade barriers and extending preferential tariffs, Colombia's government said in a statement.

In pursuing a trade deal with Cuba, President Alvaro Uribe, a free market advocate, showed more concerned about economics than about supporting Washington's desire to isolate the communist island.

Though Uribe, a staunch supporter of the United States' war on terrorism, and his Cuban counterpart Fidel Castro disagree on politics, the two outspoken statesmen appear to have a cordial relationship.
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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-colombia-cuba-trade,0,4294808.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines



_Bush and Uribe.
Get out of my dream, get into my car.

[Bacchus39]

1. seems like Colombia has cordial relationships

with every country in the region.