Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza congratulated Colombia and Venezuela for re-establishing bilateral ties during a press conference in Bogota Tuesday. Alluding to the two leaders’ agreement…
Colombia’s vice-President and the U.N. human rights office in the country demand the investigation of recent paramilitary death threats in the south, center and west of the Andean nation. “The…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez will meet in the near future to discuss security and defense issues, Colombia’s foreign minister announced Tuesday. The presidents’…
Venezuela will send extra troops to the frontier with Colombia to increase security in the troubled border region, the country’s defense minister announced Monday. Minister Carlos Mata told state television channel…
Ecuador, which currently holds UNASUR’s revolving presidency, on Monday turned down a proposal by Colombian rebel group the FARC to discuss the country’s ongoing conflict before the regional body. The…
Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon said Monday that the government will not allow regional body UNASUR to mediate in the conflict with the FARC, as the guerrilla group proposed. Garzon…
Attempts to spark war between Venezuela and Colombia have failed, as shown by the visit of a Colombian delegation sent to Caracas to normalize relations, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez claimed…
Colombian rebel group the FARC asked the organization of South American nations UNASUR to mediate their conflict with the government, citing their “uncompromisable determination to seek a political solution.” In…
Colombia’s national police commissioner General Oscar Naranjo on Thursday undermined the theory that the recent terrorist attack in Bogota was aimed at national broadcaster Caracol Radio. Naranjo said the police…