Leaders from the Group of 15 attend the opening ceremony at Teresa Carreno theatre in Caracas, February 27, 2004. The start of the two-day meeting of the so-called Group of 15, which brings together 19 states from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean was delayed after Venezuelan troops firing tear gas battled on with protesters who demanded that President Hugo Chavez submit to a recall vote. REUTERS/Jose Miguel Gomez JS/JDP