Representatives of the Andean Community bloc of nations - made up of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, said on Monday that they would like to bring Venezuela and Chile back into the group, as much of South America shifts left.
Those two nations are "fundamental allies of the bloc," said Colombian foreign minister Alvaro Leyva during a meeting of the group in Lima.
Venezuela and Chile "can contribute to building and advancing the technical objectives and regional agendas that will decidedly allow us to build a robust Andean bloc," Leyva added.
