Bush to visit Colombia November 22

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush will meet briefly with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on November 22 as he travels back to Washington from a summit in Chile, the White House said.
"The president will travel to Cartagena, Colombia, to meet with Colombian President (Alvaro) Uribe November 22," Bush spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters.
Bush will stop in the Caribbean coastal resort city on his way back from attending the November 20-21 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Santiago, Chile, which he was to follow with an official visit.
The APEC trip will be the US leader's first trip abroad since winning a second four-year term in the November 2 election.
Bush and Uribe last met on March 23 at the White House, and agreed to launch negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement.

11/12/2004 - 15:58 GMT - AFP