Presidents of Argentina, Nestor Kirchner (L); Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva; and Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, chat at the end of the annual meeting of Mercosur (the Southern Cone Common Market), in Asuncion, June 18, 2003. The Mercosur bloc leaders - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay - met with associate countries Chile and Bolivia, and special guest Venezuela to discuss how to curb social unrest, recharge economies and make Latin America a key trader in the world. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno (PARAGUAY OUT)
Cuban President Fidel Castro (R) talks with new Argentine President Nestor Kirchner (C) and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, during a ceremony at the San Martin Palace just a few hours after Kirchner was sworn in, in Buenos Aires, May 25, 2003. Kirchner took control of the country from the interim government of Eduardo Duhalde, to try and pull Argentina out of the worst depression in its modern history. REUTERS/Handout