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| Bush talks trade ties in Uruguay | Bush talks trade ties in Uruguay |
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| US President George Bush has met his Uruguayan counterpart, Tabare Vazquez, as part of his five-nation Latin American tour to promote trade. | |
| Mr Bush arrived in Montevideo from Brazil - where he signed a deal to develop alternative fuel sources. | Mr Bush arrived in Montevideo from Brazil - where he signed a deal to develop alternative fuel sources. |
| Uruguay is keen to sign free trade deals with the US, even if it means leaving the Mercosur trade bloc. | Uruguay is keen to sign free trade deals with the US, even if it means leaving the Mercosur trade bloc. |
| The tour attracted protests in Brazil and about 5,000 protesters gathered in Uruguay for Mr Bush's visit. | The tour attracted protests in Brazil and about 5,000 protesters gathered in Uruguay for Mr Bush's visit. |
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is conducting his own tour of the region and addressed 40,000 anti-Bush protesters in Argentina, across the River Plate from Uruguay. | Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is conducting his own tour of the region and addressed 40,000 anti-Bush protesters in Argentina, across the River Plate from Uruguay. |
| Fighting region's suspicions In pictures: Brazil clashes | Fighting region's suspicions In pictures: Brazil clashes |
| He told the rally on Friday that Latin America should stand together to fight US influence and called Mr Bush a "political corpse". | He told the rally on Friday that Latin America should stand together to fight US influence and called Mr Bush a "political corpse". |
| Mr Bush has defended his country's record in helping Latin American countries to fight poverty. He denied he had neglected the region. | Mr Bush has defended his country's record in helping Latin American countries to fight poverty. He denied he had neglected the region. |
| He will later continue to Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico during his six-day tour of Latin America. | He will later continue to Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico during his six-day tour of Latin America. |