Chavez to Andean Bloc: I quit!

Citing separate free trade agreements between Colombia and Peru with the U.S., Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez declared that his country would leave the Andean Community of Nations trading bloc. In the meantime, Chavez is steering Venezuela to becoming a member of the Mercosur trading bloc.

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