Venezuela has come to the regional anti-drug summit held in the Colombian city of Cartagena with "high" expectations, said on Thursday Venezuelan Minister of the Interior and Justice Ramón Rodríguez Chacín.

"We will learn" about the meeting, said Rodríguez Chacín in his succinct remarks to the press on his arrival in Cartagena, the venue since last Wednesday of a meeting of delegates from 24 Latin American and Caribbean countries, Efe quoted.

Rodríguez Chacín refrained himself from making additional comments on the Extended Regional Summit on the Global Issue of Illicit Drugs, Security and Cooperation in the Caribbean, Central America, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela. The minister is attending the event on behalf of President Hugo Chávez.

Colombian Vice-Minister of Multilateral Affairs Adriana Mejía said that the key document would collect the guidelines on the global action against drug traffic, including shared responsibility; a comprehensive, balanced approach; international cooperation and multilateralism.