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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia might have to re-evaluate its close relationship with the United States if Congress fails to ratify a free-trade agreement, Vice President Francisco Santos said Tuesday.
Santos' comments came as U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte reaffirmed the Bush administration's support for the stalled trade pact during a visit to Bogota, the first stop in a four-nation, six-day tour of the region.
Negroponte, visiting a rose farm that stands to gain from the removal of U.S. tariffs on Colombian exports, said the United States was a "great friend" of Colombia, its staunchest ally in a region increasingly dominated by anti-American, leftist leaders.
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