During Powell's visit to Madrid, he said it was premature to discuss a new peace conference but pointedly added that he hoped all parties would consider Spain "high on the list" of host candidates.
Given the violence that plagued Colombia in the early 2000s, the political situation in Venezuela and the lack of basic infrastructure in the Andean countries, they narrowed their list of possible host cities to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Sao Paulo and Rio in Brazil, Herzog said.