U.S. President George W. Bush met with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe at his Texas ranch on Monday with the two sides having talks over bilateral trade and issues of mutual concern, the White House said.
Bush and Uribe exchanged New Year's "best wishes" and reaffirmed "the strong relationship between the United States and Colombia," said White House spokesman Scott Stanzel.
Bush assured Uribe of his "strong support" for winning U.S. congressional approval of the embattled U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement, Stanzel said.
In addition, the two leaders also discussed the potential release of three Colombian hostages held by leftist rebels, said the spokesman.
Legislators from the opposition Democrat Party in the United States opposed both the free trade agreement and Plan Colombia financing, because of Colombia's human rights record, which they call "questionable."
Source: Xinhua
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