Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 17, 2011 | News
The European Union on Thursday expressed its satisfaction at the recent release of six hostages by the FARC, but demanded that all individuals held captive by armed groups must be released “immediately.” “The...
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez will sign an agreement to improve the countries’ cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking. This was announced by Colombia’s...
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Colombian truckers agree to stop disrupting traffic in Bogota, but will continue their strike after a second round of failed talks with the government over fixed freight rates. Colombia’s Transport Minister German Cardona...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 17, 2011 | News
Former Senator Piedad Cordoba expressed her satisfaction over the successful release of six FARC hostages over the past week. Despite the three-day delay in rebel group’s release of the last two hostages, Cordoba...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 17, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Defense Minister came under fire Wednesday amid ongoing security concerns and after one of his guards was arrested for the armed robbery of a Bogota girls’ school. Thursday’s attack came from Senate...
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