Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 24, 2013 | War and peace
Colombia’s vice president on Tuesday said his government was willing to continue talks with left-wing rebel group FARC, and encouraged the rebels to cease fire. “They have to promise to cease all criminal actions and...
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Colombia’s Congress President was hit with fresh controversy after a ‘Christian pact’ he signed in 2010, committing him not to promote the legalization of gay marriage, has been made public. Senator Roy...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 15, 2013 | News
Colombia on Monday congratulated Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro for Sunday’s electoral victory. The congratulations by Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin came later than usual as Venezuela’s opposition...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 10, 2013 | News
While in other cities no more than a few thousand people took to the street, Colombia’s government says more than a million took part in a march in the capital Tuesday to support ongoing peace talks between the government...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 10, 2013 | News
Colombia’s coalition U Party, once the driving force in Congress behind then-President Alvaro Uribe, on Tuesday distanced itself from the former leader over his opposition to peace talks with rebel group FARC. In an...
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