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  "path": "/2026/03/16/colombia-and-venezuela-will-seek-full-mercosur-membership-petro-says?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss",
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  "textContent": "Colombian President Gustavo Petro said his country and Venezuela will seek admission to Mercosur as full members, one day after a ministerial meeting in Caracas that he described as “extremely successful,” according to EFE. In a message posted on X, Petro said: “We will ask for the moratorium to be lifted so Venezuela can enter Mercosur as a full member, and Colombia will submit its own request to join as a full member.”",
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