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02-26-2008, 02:30 PM
Argentina's president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Evo Morales of Bolivia and Michelle Bachelet of Chile are among the regional heads of state who have confirmed their participation at the XX Summit of the Rio Group, which will be held in Santo Domingo next week. Felipe Calderon of Mexico, Bharat Jagdeo of Guyana, Daniel Ortega from Nicaragua, Alvaro Colom of Guatemala, Saca Gonzalez of El Salvador and Manuel Zelaya of Honduras have also confirmed their attendance. Dominican Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso said that an invitation had been sent out to Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, but he hasn't confirmed his participation, contrary to reports in yesterday's press. At a press conference yesterday Morales said that the outcome of this year's conference would be released as part of the Santo Domingo Declaration, on 7 March 2008. The Foreign Minister added that the topics for this year's conference had been chosen as issues of concern for all participating nations. The DR holds the two-year presidency of the Rio Group.
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