Venezuela’s complicated relations with South American partners
By Peter M. Tase
Sunday, October 07, 2012
After Paraguay’s membership suspension from the South American MERCOSUR regional trade organization in late June, its trade relations with Venezuela have somewhat reached a stalling point. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s policies of 21st century socialism are affecting the globalist trends of South American countries which additionally have been negatively affected by the anti –globalist leaders of Ecuador and Bolivia.
Venezuela’s complicated relations with South American partners