President Uribe indicated that the members of the Andean community "have to insist prudently and sincerely to the government of Venezuela that it returns" to the five-nation group that Venezuela withdrew from in April. VOA's exclusive interview with Uribe aired today during VOA's Spanish language radio program Enfoque Andino (Andean Focus). Excerpts will also air today on VOA's weekday news program for Latin America, Desde Washington (From Washington), which features news briefs on the top stories of the day.
The full interview with President Uribe will also be broadcast on television Friday during VOA's weekly current affairs television program, Foro Interamericano (Inter-American Forum). Additional information and programming can be found at: http://www.VOANews.com/Spanish/.
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