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US President George W. Bush (C) sits at the head of the table while meeting with the leaders of the Andean Nations of Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela at the start of the 2001 Summit of the Americas on April 20, 2001. From left to right are Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Peruvian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Javier Perez de Cuellar, Bush, Panamanian President Mireya Elisa Moscoso, Colombian President Andres Pastrana and Ecuador President Gustavo Noboa Benjaro. The meeting of 34 democratic leaders from North and South American countries in Quebec City, Canada, was to primarily discuss Free Trade issues between the nations.