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Agence France-PresseColombia president has 'constructive' talks with Barack Obama
Thu Sep 18, 4:17 PM ET
BOGOTA (AFP) - President Alvaro Uribe said he had a "constructive" and wide-ranging phone conversation with Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama Thursday, on the eve of the Colombian leader's trip to Washington.
"A phone call with Senator Barack Obama, Democratic candidate for the US presidency, concluded just a few minutes ago," Uribe told reporters at the presidential palace.
"(It was) a very constructive phone call, covering many issues," Uribe said.
US President George W. Bush will welcome Uribe to the White House on Saturday, as the two leaders press members of Congress to approve a bilateral free trade pact.
Also on the agenda are discussions on reducing violence and fostering peace and security in Colombia, which for more than four decades has fought the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a leftist insurgency.
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Please be reminded that when Álvaro Uribe told the world he went to Plains, Ga., and secured Jimmy Carter's support for his FTA, former President Jimmy Carter was forced to make a public statement later setting the record straight, and indicating he had in no way expressed support for the FTA at that time.
Álvaro Uribe discusses international
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