Tag: defense
Duque replaces Colombia’s entire military command
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque replaced his country’s entire military command on...
US defense minister to visit Colombia during South American tour
United States’ Defense Secretary James Mattis will be visiting Colombia this month as part...
Santos urged to strengthen armed forces against Venezuela threat
Following alleged military provocations from neighboring country Venezuela, Colombian congressmen...
US lawmakers discuss defense ties with Colombia
A delegation of US congressmen met with Colombia’s defense minister and other officials...
Colombia and South Korean company launch joint initiative to develop defense sensors
A Korean defense company and Colombia’s armed forces will jointly develop sonars and radars...
US human rights certification unfreezes $20M: Santos
President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday welcomed the U.S. State department’s judgement of Colombia as “human rights compliant” and said that because of the certification, $20 million in military funding will...
More money is needed to feed troops: Defense Ministry
Colombia’s vice minister of defense insisted on the need to increase the defense budget in order to meet the running costs in the defense sector, such as feeding the soldiers, Colombian newspaper El Espectador reported...
Colombia’s complete military command replaced
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced Tuesday that the country’s entire military command has been replaced amid growing concerns about increased violence by illegal armed groups. Earlier in the day, Santos...
Health scandal trial halted by defense lawyer’s arrest in Bogota
A health scandal court hearing in Bogota became complicated when a defense lawyer was arrested for working with a falsified professional card. At the same time as a sentence was being debated in the city’s Paloquemao court...
Govt announces $43B designated for peace consolidation
The Colombian administration has announced that over the next four years, $43 billion from the recently approved National Development Plan will be spent on peace consolidation programs. According to the National Planning...
Colombia defense chief begins official visit to US
Colombian Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera arrived in Miami Monday on an official visit. Before meeting his U.S. counterpart Robert Gates in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, Rivera will visit Miami and Fort Worth. In Miami, the...
Colombia and Chile vow to strengthen ties
Colombia and Chile will form a strategic alliance for bilateral development and will intensify trade between the two countries and Peru, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and his Chilean counterpart Sebastian Piñera...
