Santos leads presidential candidate popularity poll
Former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos is the leader in Gallup’s latest opinion poll on the popularity of Colombian presidential candidates, despite the fact that he is yet to officially…
Alvaro Uribe
Uribe to resume weekly broadcasts
Colombian government headquarters Casa de Nariño announced that President Alvaro Uribe will resume transmission of the town-hall meetings that he holds weekly around the country, reports radio Caracol. Colombia’s Inspector General…
Dom Rep president to mediate between Colombia and Venezuela
The president of the Dominican Republic (D.R.) will visit both Colombia and Venezuela in the next few days to begin the mediation process of repairing severed diplomatic ties between the neighboring…
Colombia and Venezuela foreign ministers to meet
Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez said Tuesday that he is in the process of organizing a meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro to discuss diplomatic relations between the two…
No conflict in Colombia-Venezuela relations: Chavez
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Monday that there is no “conflict” between his nation and Colombia but only “difficulties.” The socialist leader said that he welcomed help from neighbor nations…
Judges claim Uribe promotes their persecution
Following the assassination last week of a judge in central Colombia, a group of justices on Monday spoke out against what they feel is President Uribe’s creation of an environment…
US criticizes Venezuela for failing to fight guerrillas
The U.S. State Department on Monday released a report criticizing Venezuela for failing to combat Colombian guerilla groups involved in cocaine trafficking operations and claiming to have strong evidence that…
Uribe meets with Clinton and expresses hope on FTA approval
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Monday met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the sideline of the inauguration of Uruguay President Jose Mujica in Montevideo. According to a…
Uruguayan president calls for mediation between Colombia and Venezuela
Uruguay’s new President Jose Mujica called for mediation between Colombia and Venezuela, after meeting with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, reported El Tiempo on Monday. Following the meeting, the newly inaugurated…