Colombia says Chavez will head home early next week [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Colombia says Chavez will head home early next week
Reuters – 5 hrs ago.

CARACAS (Reuters) - - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday Venezuela's Hugo Chavez will return home next week from Cuba where he is recovering from surgery to remove a cancerous tumor.

The two presidents were meeting in Havana to discuss a regional summit and bilateral trade.

"We found him in good health, happy, in high spirits. He told me his recovery is going well," Santos told reporters as he left the island. "He said we would stay a few more days and he thinks he will return to Venezuela at the beginning of next week."

Colombia's conservative government has clashed with Chavez in the past, but since Santos' election the two Andean nations have increased cooperation on security issues and strengthened economic ties.

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