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• 6 July 2007

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  Monday
  PARAGUAY: Taiwanese Vice-President Annette Lu to meet President Nicanor Duarte and Vice-President Luis Alberto Castiglioni in Paraguay.

  REGION: US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to begin his tour of South America. He will tour for a week, visiting Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay.

  REGION: President George W. Bush to host White House Conference on the Americas. The main topic is, “Advancing the Cause of Social Justice in the Americas."

  Wednesday
  ECUADOR: President Rafael Correa goes to Spain to meet with counterpart President José Luis Rodrí­guez Zapatero.

  Thursday
  GUATEMALA: Taiwanese Vice-President Annette Lu to meet President Oscar Berger and Vice-President Eduardo Stein in Guatemala

  Friday
  BRAZIL: Pan-American games begin.

• 7 September 2007

  30 October 2007 Hits: 226

  FRIDAY

  BRAZIL: Brazil celebrates Independence Day.

  SATURDAY

  CHILE/PERU/MEXICO: The Presidents of Chile, Peru and Mexico will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit from 8-9 September, marking the culmination of a week of activities in Sidney, Australia.

  BOLIVIA: Bolivia's President Evo Morales will visit Venezuela to speed up the implementation of energy agreements signed with his counterpart, Hugo Chávez , at the start of August.

  SUNDAY

  BRAZIL: Brazilian President Lula da Silva will travel to Finland, Denmark, Norway and Spain as part of a tour to strengthen ties and gain support for his ethanol initiative. The visit will end on 17 September.

  PANAMA: Panama's former dictator, Manuel Noriega, ends his prison sentence in the US.

  COLOMBIA: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, will visit Bogotá to analyse the human rights situation in Colombia..

  MONDAY

  BOLIVIA: The government and social organisations linked to President Evo Morales' ruling Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party are planning a massive "summit" in Sucre to define the future course of the constituent assembly.

  PERU: Russia's foreign minister, Serguei Lavrov, will begin a three day tour of Latin America where he will meet his counterparts from Peru, Uruguay and Paraguay.

• 14 September 2007

  30 October 2007 Hits: 156

  FRIDAY

  COLOMBIA: Colombian foreign minister, Fernando Araújo, will begin a two-day official visit to Spain to promote the idea of a bilateral strategic association agreement between both countries.

  ARGENTINA: Argentine foreign minister Jorge Taiana will meet his French counterpart, Bernard Kouchner, in France.

  SATURDAY

  HONDURAS: Popular organisations will take part in marches in the country's capital, Tegucigalpa, to demand the reform of certain laws and protest against corruption.

  MEXICO: Mexican president Felipe Calderón, will lead the "Cry of Independence" on the eve of Mexican Independence Day.

  GUATEMALA/NICARAGUA /HONDURAS/EL SALVADOR/COSTA RICA: The Central American countries will commemorate the anniversary of independence from the Spanish Crown (obtained in 1821).

  BRAZIL: Brazil's President, Lula da Silva, will meet the Spanish prime minister, José Luis Rodrí­guez Zapatero, in Madrid.

  SUNDAY

  ARGENTINA: Provincial elections will be held in the provinces of Chaco and Chabut.

  MONDAY

  BOLIVIA: Politicians from all sides in Bolivia will attend a high level committee to find a way of reforming the constituent assembly.

  WEDNESDAY

  ECUADOR: President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, will meet with his Argentine counterpart, Néstor Kirchner.

  THURSDAY

  BRAZIL: Brazilian President Lula da Silva will meet his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chávez , in Manaus to discuss trade and economic agreements between both countries.

  CHILE: The Supreme Court will announce its decision regarding the extradition of Alberto Fujimori to Peru.