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COLOMBIA - Dominican President Will Assume Mediator Role

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Dominican President Will Assume Mediator Role
Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernández will mediate to resolve the conflict between the Colombian and Venezuelan governments

According to a statement from the Dominican presidency, its president has agreed to serve as mediator to resolve differences between the Colombian and Venezuelan governments, which originated with the signing of U.S. military cooperation agreement. Fernandez agreed to assume this role after Colombian President Álvaro Uribe asked him to do so in a private meeting during the Ibero-American Summit, which concluded last week in Estoril, Portugal. The Dominican president said his country, "because of its geographical position and friendship with its neighbors, has on other occasions mediated in regional conflicts to seek solutions to these differences.”
02-Dec-2009 07:12pm